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Psychological Science Needs the Entire Globe, Part 1
A team of researchers around the globe explores the underpinnings and consequences of the legacy of dominance by researchers from “WEIRD” countries.
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The Science of Us
No one could accuse the boy’s self-appointed trainers of lacking ambition or being sticklers for ethical research. Psychologist John Watson of Johns Hopkins University and his graduate student Rosalie Rayner first observed that a 9-month-old
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Direct Democracy: Readers’ Eye Movements May Predict Votes on Ballot Measures
Observing the way readers’ eyes move can predict how voters will respond to real world ballot measures.
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Handwriting Beats Typing and Watching Videos for Learning to Read
New research published in the journal Psychological Science reveals that handwriting plays a valuable part in language instruction, helping people learn certain skills far faster than they can by typing or watching videos.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on gender nonconformity, unpublished studies, race in psychological science, self-correction in science, reproducibility and transparency, environmental variants, cognitive ability, group identities, and well-being public policy.
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Dads Just Want to Help
My late father was a generous and kind man, but often morose. He was troubled about matters large and small, be they the fate of the world or the water in the basement. I remember two
