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One and Done: Researchers Urge Testing Eyewitness Memory Only Once
To prevent wrongful convictions, only the first identification of a suspect should be considered, according to the latest issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Test a Witness’s Memory of a Suspect Only Once
One of the first steps to comprehending why a witness’s memory should be tested only once is understanding that memory is malleable, especially following recognition tests, such as lineup procedures.
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How Scientists Learned to Enter People’s Dreams
Billionaires are jetting themselves into space and quantum computing lies around the corner. Yet one of the most familiar and everyday aspects of human nature remains frustratingly tricky for scientists to study – dreaming. Theories
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New Content from Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on a replication of a study on spontaneous verbal rehearsal in memory, generalizable effects of feedback across college classes, Bayesian model-averaged meta-analysis, views of replication, model evaluation, chow replications influence future citation patterns, and data visualization (with tutorials).
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Research Briefs
Research highlights from APS journals, including work on school punishment, optimism, and dyscalculia.
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A Lifetime of Learning
Age-related changes in healthy adults may reflect shifting priorities more than cognitive decline.
