Psychological Phenomena: News and Research on Task Performance and Analysis

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Examining the neural basis of socially anxious behaviors

People with social anxiety are especially sensitive to unpleasant outcomes, and this sensitivity contributes to their tendency to avoid social situations. Previous research has linked this learning bias to activity in specific ...

Study finds active perception aids object comparison accuracy

When comparing two objects, people either rely on internal memories of these objects or run their hands and eyes over them to directly perceive their similarity. The latter approach, a shortcut that offloads cognition to ...