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Haunted-House Experience Scares Up Interesting Insights on the Body’s Reaction to Threats
Dilated pupils, sweating, and a rapid heartbeat are some of the physiological responses that people experience when faced with a threatening situation. New research used the immersive experience of a haunted house to reveal that these responses differ depending on the social context and other factors.
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Breaking the “Curse of Knowledge”: Older Adults’ Supposedly Reduced Theory of Mind Might Reflect Experimental Demands
Findings indicating a decline in older adults’ theory of mind abilities may have been exaggerated by the cognitive demands of certain experimental designs.
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The Choices We Make May Be Random
Humans sometimes justify their choices after the fact. The line of reasoning goes something like this: “I chose this, so I must like it. I didn’t choose this other thing, so it must not be
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on the development of political attitudes, dominant leaders, sustained stress and aging, gender gaps in self-presentation, the neural representations of romantic partners, facial impressions, cognitive conflict and aging, and refugees’ identity.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on helping and risk preferences, monkeys’ logical reasoning, mindfulness, impression formation, retirement and purpose, perceptions of the self, rewards and visual perception, listening fatigue, and the pursuit of extraordinary experiences.
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Bilingual Children, Jealous Dogs, and Gender Stereotypes: Our Most Impactful Articles in 2021
Top 10 articles of 2021, according to Altmetrics Attention Scores.