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Passion is linked to greater academic achievement, but in some cultures more than others

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

People Who Identify With Humanity As A Whole Are More Likely To Say They’d Follow Pandemic Guidelines And Help Others

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

It Turns Out You Can Bullshit a Bullshitter After All

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Students Who Want To Cut Down On Their Drinking Often Feel Forced To Compromise For Social Connection

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The Experience Of Being “Tolerated”, Rather Than Accepted, Leads To Lower Wellbeing Among Ethnic Minority Groups

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Our Brains “See” Beams Of Motion Emanating From People’s Faces Towards The Object Of Their Attention

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Dolphins’ Personality Traits Are Surprisingly Similar To Our Own

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The "Learning Styles" Myth Is Still Prevalent Among Educators — And It Shows No Sign of Going Away

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Film Soundtracks Shape Our Impressions Of A Character’s Personality And Thoughts - "We all know that background music influences the tone of a scene but what, exactly, soundtracks do to our understanding of a character has not been studied in detail until now."

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk music

Our brains have two distinct "beauty centres": one for art and one for faces

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk art

Men who sleep less are seen as more masculine: a stereotype with potentially damaging consequences

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

A new take on the Marshmallow Test: children wait longer for a treat when their reputation is at stake

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Phone calls help create closer bonds than texting

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Even when you're a member of an elite group, it can be demoralising to rank lower than your peers

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Overconfidence Can Be Transmitted From Person To Person

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Why Are We So Quick to Scrutinise How Low-Income Families Spend Their Money?

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

School-Age Kids, But Not Preschoolers, Understand That Divulging A Friend’s Secret Could Damage The Friendship

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Psilocybin alters levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate — and this could explain why users experience “ego dissolution”

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk psilocybin

Parents Have More Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity When They’re Together

4 years ago digest.bps.org.uk brain

First-generation university students (the first in their family to go to university) are at greater risk of experiencing imposter syndrome (the feeling that they don’t belong or have the skills/intelligence), suggests a new study (n=818) that looked at the competitive nature of STEM courses.

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Study Satirises Measures of Social Media Addiction

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk media

Musicians And Their Audiences Show Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk brain

Leaders Show Distinct Body Language Depending On Whether They Gain Authority Through Prestige Or Dominance

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Getting Some Sleep Doesn’t Make Eyewitnesses Any Better At Identifying Suspects

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

First-generation university students (the first in their family to go to university) are at greater risk of experiencing imposter syndrome (the feeling that they don’t belong or have the skills/intelligence), suggests a new study (n=818) that looked at the competitive nature of STEM courses.

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

The more we see fake news, the more likely we are to share it, suggests a new study (n=2,587)

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Our ability to recognize dogs’ emotions is shaped by our cultural upbringing, suggests a new study

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

The first ever study of its kind in reptiles has found even the bearded dragon falls for an optical illusion that we humans succumb to, providing evidence that at least one reptile can be counted among animals don’t simply passively process retinal signals…

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Eureka moments have a “dark side”: they can make false facts seem true, suggests a new study (n=300, d=.629), which found experiencing sudden moments of insight when deciphering a statement can make people more likely to believe that it is true — even when it isn’t.

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social media is so toxic

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk media

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Passion is linked to greater academic achievement, but in some cultures more than others

People Who Identify With Humanity As A Whole Are More Likely To Say They’d Follow Pandemic Guidelines And Help Others

It Turns Out You Can Bullshit a Bullshitter After All

Students Who Want To Cut Down On Their Drinking Often Feel Forced To Compromise For Social Connection

The Experience Of Being “Tolerated”, Rather Than Accepted, Leads To Lower Wellbeing Among Ethnic Minority Groups

Our Brains “See” Beams Of Motion Emanating From People’s Faces Towards The Object Of Their Attention

Dolphins’ Personality Traits Are Surprisingly Similar To Our Own

The "Learning Styles" Myth Is Still Prevalent Among Educators — And It Shows No Sign of Going Away

Film Soundtracks Shape Our Impressions Of A Character’s Personality And Thoughts - "We all know that background music influences the tone of a scene but what, exactly, soundtracks do to our understanding of a character has not been studied in detail until now."

Our brains have two distinct "beauty centres": one for art and one for faces

Men who sleep less are seen as more masculine: a stereotype with potentially damaging consequences

A new take on the Marshmallow Test: children wait longer for a treat when their reputation is at stake

Phone calls help create closer bonds than texting

Even when you're a member of an elite group, it can be demoralising to rank lower than your peers

Overconfidence Can Be Transmitted From Person To Person

Why Are We So Quick to Scrutinise How Low-Income Families Spend Their Money?

School-Age Kids, But Not Preschoolers, Understand That Divulging A Friend’s Secret Could Damage The Friendship

Psilocybin alters levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate — and this could explain why users experience “ego dissolution”

Parents Have More Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity When They’re Together

First-generation university students (the first in their family to go to university) are at greater risk of experiencing imposter syndrome (the feeling that they don’t belong or have the skills/intelligence), suggests a new study (n=818) that looked at the competitive nature of STEM courses.

Study Satirises Measures of Social Media Addiction

Musicians And Their Audiences Show Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity

Leaders Show Distinct Body Language Depending On Whether They Gain Authority Through Prestige Or Dominance

Getting Some Sleep Doesn’t Make Eyewitnesses Any Better At Identifying Suspects

First-generation university students (the first in their family to go to university) are at greater risk of experiencing imposter syndrome (the feeling that they don’t belong or have the skills/intelligence), suggests a new study (n=818) that looked at the competitive nature of STEM courses.

The more we see fake news, the more likely we are to share it, suggests a new study (n=2,587)

Our ability to recognize dogs’ emotions is shaped by our cultural upbringing, suggests a new study

The first ever study of its kind in reptiles has found even the bearded dragon falls for an optical illusion that we humans succumb to, providing evidence that at least one reptile can be counted among animals don’t simply passively process retinal signals…

Eureka moments have a “dark side”: they can make false facts seem true, suggests a new study (n=300, d=.629), which found experiencing sudden moments of insight when deciphering a statement can make people more likely to believe that it is true — even when it isn’t.

Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social media is so toxic