Neuroscience
Studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight:
The 'implicit association test', used to measure people's inherent biases, might not be as pure a measure as some would suggest. And see this on Mind Hacks.
Can false memories recover spontaneously?
Black defendants judged by participants to be more stereotypically black in appearance were more likely to have been sentenced to death following their conviction for murdering a white victim. The same trend was not found among black defendants convicted of murdering a black victim.
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: "In two experiments we showed that exposure to an incidental black and white visual contrast leads people to think in a 'black and white' manner" Evolutionary explanations of cognitive biases...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Children's understanding of transfer of ownership. Using the implicit association test to change, rather than simply measure, people's attitudes. Baby-faced politicians deemed to be less...
- Walking In Other People's Digital Shoes Could Back-fire
They say you should walk a mile in a person's shoes before judging them. Virtual reality technology offers this possibility by allowing us to control a digital representation of another person. Unfortunately, the first ever investigation of racial...
- Older People Have More Black And White Dreams
If you dream in colour, you're not alone: the majority of people today claim to have colourful dreams. But it wasn't always thus. Research conducted in the early part of the last century consistently found that people reported dreaming most often...
- How Wishing To Appear Racially Colour-blind Can Backfire
“I haven’t got a sign on the door that says white people only. I don’t care if you're black, brown or yellow - you know, Orientals make very good workers”, David Brent, from the BBC comedy The Office. Like gender, age, hair colour and other...
Neuroscience
Extras
Studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight:The 'implicit association test', used to measure people's inherent biases, might not be as pure a measure as some would suggest. And see this on Mind Hacks.
Can false memories recover spontaneously?
Black defendants judged by participants to be more stereotypically black in appearance were more likely to have been sentenced to death following their conviction for murdering a white victim. The same trend was not found among black defendants convicted of murdering a black victim.
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: "In two experiments we showed that exposure to an incidental black and white visual contrast leads people to think in a 'black and white' manner" Evolutionary explanations of cognitive biases...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Children's understanding of transfer of ownership. Using the implicit association test to change, rather than simply measure, people's attitudes. Baby-faced politicians deemed to be less...
- Walking In Other People's Digital Shoes Could Back-fire
They say you should walk a mile in a person's shoes before judging them. Virtual reality technology offers this possibility by allowing us to control a digital representation of another person. Unfortunately, the first ever investigation of racial...
- Older People Have More Black And White Dreams
If you dream in colour, you're not alone: the majority of people today claim to have colourful dreams. But it wasn't always thus. Research conducted in the early part of the last century consistently found that people reported dreaming most often...
- How Wishing To Appear Racially Colour-blind Can Backfire
“I haven’t got a sign on the door that says white people only. I don’t care if you're black, brown or yellow - you know, Orientals make very good workers”, David Brent, from the BBC comedy The Office. Like gender, age, hair colour and other...