Psychology & Psychiatry
Which is easier to remember, symbols or words?
Everyday symbols like &?!#@$ are highly memorable, according to new research.
Aug 22, 2023
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Cognition
Cognition is an international journal that publishes theoretical and experimental papers on the study of the mind. It covers a wide variety of subjects concerning all the different aspects of cognition, ranging from biological and experimental studies to formal analysis. Contributions from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, computer science, mathematics, ethology and philosophy are welcome in this journal provided that they have some bearing on the functioning of the mind. In addition, the journal serves as a forum for discussion of social and political aspects of cognitive science.
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Website
- http://www.journals.elsevier.com/cognition/
- Impact factor
- 3.708 (2011)
Psychology & Psychiatry
How signals from the heart shape our gut feeling on whether to trust our own judgment or someone else's
A recent study by academics at Royal Holloway, published in Cognition, shows how our hearts influence the extent to which we are suggestible to other people's opinions.
Jun 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why people struggle to believe that animals are capable of feelings
Scientific advances are forever revealing signs of sophisticated mental capacities in animals that were once thought to be uniquely human—in particular that animals are "sentient," capable of feeling emotions, and experiencing ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants outperform AI in 'commonsense psychology'
Infants outperform artificial intelligence in detecting what motivates other people's actions, finds a new study by a team of psychology and data science researchers. Its results, which highlight fundamental differences between ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Examining children's and adults' reasoning about the nature of villains
Whether it's on television or in a movie, we love the villain.
Dec 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Examining the roots of improvisation and creativity in professional jazz musicians
World-renowned jazz musicians are often praised for their creative ingenuity. But how do they make up improvisations? And what makes artists' solos more enticing than those of less skilled players? These questions continue ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New insights on the significance of willpower to self-control
In Greek mythology, the story of Odysseus and the Sirens illustrates a paradigmatic example of self-control.
Aug 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why it isn't always your fault when you can't remember
Most of us have experienced the embarrassment of forgetting to do that important thing we promised someone we would do. Sometimes you did everything you could to remember, yet it still slipped your mind.
Jun 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The power of learning from experience
In a first study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University of the Balearic Islands analyzed the development of research on statistical reasoning from a historical perspective. In ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research casts doubt on claims that people have 'rose-tinted glasses'
A new study casts doubt over claims that people are 'optimistically biased' about the future, a tendency that is thought to contribute to financial crises, people's failure to look after their health, or inaction over climate ...
Oct 28, 2021
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