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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on reward effects on pain discrimination, delay of gratification, alcohol use, equity in college courses, spatial hearing in blind people, spatial navigation, effects of repetition on illusions of truth, and selective attention.
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Living in Deprived Neighborhoods May Hinder Reward Anticipation, Moderating Mental Health
Reduced access to rewards may influence brain development, contributing to the increased prevalence of mental health disorders in children living in economically impoverished environments.
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Children’s Preference for Learning Could Help Create Curious AI
The strategies children use to search for rewards in their environment could be used to create more sophisticated forms of artificial intelligence.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring interpretation bias in anxiety and depression, neural reward responsiveness in children with suicidal ideation, and eye movements and false-memory rates.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring brain networks involved in sustained attention and individual differences in music reward.
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Psychological Research Is Turning Thumbs Down on Facebook ‘Likes’
Facebook is considering hiding the “like” count on posts, a move that may stem from psychological findings on the emotional and neurological effects of social media.
