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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring cost-benefit arbitration and reinforcement learning, race and weight-based stereotypes, and testosterone and cognitive reflection.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring automatic causal reasoning in diagnostic decision making, the role of kinship in complicated grief, links between gray matter volume and psychopathology, and emotional memory and trauma in refugees.
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Sian Beilock Named President of Barnard College
Barnard College has named APS Fellow Sian L. Beilock as its new president. Beilock, an expert on how people learn and perform at their best, particularly under stress, leaves her post as the Stella M.
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Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff
NPR: Money can’t buy happiness, right? Well, some researchers beg to differ. They say it depends on how you spend it. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencessuggests that when people spend
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People Favor Highly-Reviewed Products, Even When They Shouldn’t
We often rely on the ratings and reviews of others to help us choose a product or service, but we sometimes use this information in ways that can actually work to our disadvantage.
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Governments are trying to nudge us into better behavior. Is it working?
The Washington Post: All over the world, public and private organizations are showing keen interest in “nudges” — interventions and policies that rely on behavioral science to steer people in a particular direction but preserve their freedom