Tag: Psychology research
You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you...
Nadav Klein, University of Chicago
We live in an age of information. In theory, we can learn everything about anyone or anything at the touch...
You can’t characterize human nature if studies overlook 85 percent of...
Daniel Hruschka, Arizona State University
Over the last century, behavioral researchers have revealed the biases and prejudices that shape how people see the world and...
Teens who feel down may benefit from picking others up
Hannah L. Schacter, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Think about the last time you helped someone out. Maybe...
Why your brain never runs out of problems to find
David Levari, Harvard University
Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them? It...
When does hungry become hangry?
Jennifer MacCormack, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Have you ever been grumpy, only to realize that you’re hungry?
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Personality tests with deep-sounding questions provide shallow answers about the ‘true’...
Randy Stein, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Alexander Swan, Eureka College
Have you ever clicked on a link like “What does your favorite animal...
Why you stink at fact-checking
Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University
Here’s a quick quiz for you:
In the biblical story, what was Jonah swallowed by?
How many animals of each kind did Moses...
For baby’s brain to benefit, read the right books at the...
Lisa Scott, University of Florida
Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear from a variety of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
