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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on construct validation, regulation of thoughts and behaviors, cognitive-intervention research, psychopathology and “better-safe-than-sorry” processing, differences in status, power, and self-esteem, and visuospatial short-term memory.
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New Content from Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on Bayesian analyses, how laypeople can predict replication outcomes, the interpretation of cumulative small effects, percentages of people as effect sizes, and a commentary on the validity of measures in social and personality psychology.
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Positive Outlook Predicts Less Memory Decline
The happier we feel, the less likely we are to experience memory decline.
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Haunted House Researchers Investigate the Mystery of Playing With Fear
New research connects a sweet spot of recreational fear to a telltale range of heart rate fluctuations, shedding light on the mind-body connection between fear and fun.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on how trust may increase exposure to infection, wisdom of the crowd, aging and memory for distractors, social distancing motivated by empathy, using fake-news to enhance memory for facts, children’s cognitive reflection and understanding of science, and choice-induced preference in infancy.
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Interventions May Have Lasting Benefits
The benefits of interventions—actions or policies intended to elicit a change in a person’s life—may either be lasting or fade over time.
