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psychology
23 posts
Why pain seems worse at night
Shutterstock / New Africa Rocío de la Vega de Carranza, Universidad de Málaga As the song from the…
June 6, 2023
Something’s Amiss With the “Portal Illusion”
Look at the portal illusion long enough and you may find yourself wondering how this contraption is somehow…
June 3, 2023
We’re just starting to learn more about aphantasia, the inability to picture things with the mind’s eye
Some people don’t have the ability to create mental images, a condition called aphantasia, but can still experience…
June 1, 2023
Baboon bonds: new study reveals that friendships make up for a bad start in life
Two juvenile baboons passively share information about a food source when one sniffs the other’s muzzle while feeding.…
May 28, 2023
Debunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average
David Dunning and Justin Kruger tested psychology students to see whether the least skilled were also the most…
May 21, 2023
Study Shows Humans Constantly Signal for Help and Cooperate Across Cultures
People worldwide signal for assistance every few minutes, and others comply with these small requests far more often…
May 8, 2023
Milestone developments at four years old help children tell lies, play hide-and-seek and read maps
ANURAK PONGPATIMET/Shutterstock Martin Doherty, University of East Anglia At the age of about four, children reach important milestones…
April 20, 2023
Body language books get it wrong: the truth about reading nonverbal cues
Defensive, uncertain, confident, confrontational: can your body language reveal what you’re thinking? Pexels/Jopwell Geoff Beattie, Edge Hill University…
April 19, 2023
Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn’t exist has a long evolutionary history
Your brain can imagine things that haven’t happened or that don’t even exist. agsandrew/iStock via Getty Images Plus…
March 23, 2023
ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor
Educational software has a long history, but chatbots could help students excel like never before. Fabio Principe /…
March 6, 2023