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Why Does Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Improve Mood?
New research from Clinical Psychological Science tested three hypotheses that might explain why self-injury might improve mood.
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: When Perception Trumps Reality: Perceived, Not Objective, Meaning of Primes Drives Stroop Priming Anders Sand and Mats E. Nilsson The researchers investigated whether the perceived meaning of a stimulus, rather than the objective meaning, drives semantic congruency priming. Researchers used a Stroop priming paradigm to present participants with stimuli. A prime word, either the word "blue" or "red," was displayed in gray font for varying amounts of time. The prime was followed by a target stimulus, either a blue or a red rectangle.
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Well, Son of a Biscuit: Swearing Correlated with Honesty
New research finds a consistent, positive relationship between the use of profane language and honesty.
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Multilab Replication Project Examines Cooperation Under Time Pressure
A large-scale replication effort aimed to reproduce a 2012 study showing that people forced to decide quickly contributed more to a communal pot than did those who had to wait before deciding.
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Brain Activity Can Predict Which Articles Go Viral
Reporters and editors, bloggers, social media stars, and even big companies are all trying to figure out the secret recipe for making content go viral. Punchy headlines, funny gifs, and cute animals all seem to
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How Job Insecurity Impacts Personal Identity
The threat of job instability doesn’t just cause economic stress, it can also have a major impact on how we view ourselves and our sense of personal identity.