For decades, science has suggested that when people make decisions, they tend to ignore logic and go with the gut. But Wim De Neys, a psychological scientist at the University of Toulouse in France, has a new suggestion: ...
Dec 29, 2011
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We've all been warned not to "judge a book by its cover," but inevitably we do it anyway. It's difficult to resist the temptation of assuming that a person's outward appearance reflects something meaningful about his or her ...
Oct 15, 2012
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Can we learn to rid ourselves of our implicit biases regarding race and gender? A new Northwestern University study indicates that sleep may hold an important key to success in such efforts.
May 28, 2015
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A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online October 26 addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older ...
Nov 4, 2011
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British schoolgirl Lowri Moore is just 13 but has achieved a lot in her short life, championing children who like her wear glasses.
Nov 3, 2022
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The stigma surrounding the sex lives of older adults is being tackled with a pioneering website which aims to improve sexual health in the over 60s.
Feb 14, 2019
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Everybody seems to have an opinion about Google's recent sacking of its malware software engineer James Damore for circulating a memo arguing that women and men are suitable for different roles because they are intrinsically ...
Aug 15, 2017
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Patients see a wide variety of medical professionals during a hospital stay, and it can be challenging for them to remember the titles and roles of everyone involved in their care. Many hospitals use name tags and other visual ...
Apr 6, 2022
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(HealthDay) -- Think married men and women show their love in vastly different ways? Not necessarily.
Jul 31, 2012
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Girls report more math anxiety on general survey measures but are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams, according to new research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Aug 27, 2013
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