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

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Phone calls help create closer bonds than texting

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

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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?

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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”

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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.

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Study Satirises Measures of Social Media Addiction

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Musicians And Their Audiences Show Synchronised Patterns Of Brain Activity

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

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

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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)

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

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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

Teachers Show Biases Against Overweight Kids, Including Giving Them Lower Grades

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From digital detoxes to the fad of “dopamine fasting”, it appears fashionable to abstain from digital media

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk media

Simply Imagining Other People Can Change Our Own Sense Of Self. Who you “are” can easily be manipulated

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A lack of sleep may lead to feelings of anxiety, even among healthy people, suggests a new study (n=172), which found “deep” or slow-wave sleep is important because slow-wave brain oscillations offer an “ameliorating, anxiolytic benefit” on brain networks associated with emotional regulation.

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk brain

We eat more when we’re with friends and family than alone, and are more likely to moderate the way we eat with people we don’t know, suggests new research

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People think about breaking up more when they look outside their relationship for psychological fulfillment, suggests a new study (n=5,169), which found the more emotional support people received from outside their romantic relationship…

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Harsh sound like screams hijack brain areas involved in pain and aversion, making them impossible to ignore, suggests a new study, which found rough sounds with fluctuations in the range of 40-80 Hz particularly awful…

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk brain

Spending more time on your hobbies can boost your confidence at work, if they are sufficiently different from your job, but if your hobby is too similar to your work…

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Politicians with greater openness to experience were less likely to win elections compared to unsuccessful rivals, suggests new Canadian study (n=3,328)

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“Dietarian identity”, the social identity of how people feel, think and behave around their diets, may not always line up with their behaviour, suggests a new study (n=837), which found flexitarians may consider themselves vegetarian despite eating meat because of their “meat-avoider identity”.

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

When people close to us behave immorally, we are inclined to protect them, even if their crimes are particularly heinous, suggests a new study (n=2,847), which could explain why we hear of high profile figures committing horrific crimes for decades…

5 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

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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

Teachers Show Biases Against Overweight Kids, Including Giving Them Lower Grades

From digital detoxes to the fad of “dopamine fasting”, it appears fashionable to abstain from digital media

Simply Imagining Other People Can Change Our Own Sense Of Self. Who you “are” can easily be manipulated

We eat more when we’re with friends and family than alone, and are more likely to moderate the way we eat with people we don’t know, suggests new research

People think about breaking up more when they look outside their relationship for psychological fulfillment, suggests a new study (n=5,169), which found the more emotional support people received from outside their romantic relationship…

Harsh sound like screams hijack brain areas involved in pain and aversion, making them impossible to ignore, suggests a new study, which found rough sounds with fluctuations in the range of 40-80 Hz particularly awful…

Spending more time on your hobbies can boost your confidence at work, if they are sufficiently different from your job, but if your hobby is too similar to your work…

Politicians with greater openness to experience were less likely to win elections compared to unsuccessful rivals, suggests new Canadian study (n=3,328)

When people close to us behave immorally, we are inclined to protect them, even if their crimes are particularly heinous, suggests a new study (n=2,847), which could explain why we hear of high profile figures committing horrific crimes for decades…