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Casual Sex, Self Esteem, and the Prejudices Women Face
New research in Psychological Sciecne finds no significant correlation between a woman’s sexual behavior and her self-esteem.
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Midnight Attack of the Earworms! How Stuck Songs Sap Sleep
Michael Scullin from Baylor University talks to us about his research examining this phenomenon of sleep-disturbing earworms and how popular tunes can impact our sleep.
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From Activism to Radicalization: The Tipping Point of Unfairness
What can psychological science tell us about the causes and mental processes that push people from activism to radicalization? To shine some light on this topic, we hear from Kees van den Bos at the University of Utrecht, who is an expert on the study of radicalization.
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Out of the Box and Into the Lab, Mimes Help Us ‘See’ Objects That Don’t Exist
Chaz Firestone (Johns Hopkins University) and Pat Little (New York University) talk with Charles Blue about their Psychological Science paper on mimes and implied surface.
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Under the Cortex Special Episode: 6 Young Researchers Discuss the Forefront of Psychological Science
In this special episode of Under the Cortex, we talk with some of the most recent Spence Award winner
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Emotion and Long-Lasting Attitudes and Opinions
New research published in the journal Psychological Science reveals that attitudes based on feelings and emotions can also stand the test of time.
