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Participants learned effectively from instructional videos that were increased in speed by up to 200%, a study found

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People high in cognitive sophistication -- i.e., reasoning ability -- tend to have proscience beliefs, regardless of political motivations, a new study of Americans finds.

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Many types of illegal behavior and rule-breaking are prosocially motivated and are not necessarily antisocial.

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Face-to-face meetings make college students happier: n a world where everyone spends more and more time with eyes fixed on their phones, new research suggests young people feel happier after socializing with friends in person rather than virtually.

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Perceptions of individuals who engage in age concealment: The results showed " middle-aged women who aim to look younger are still viewed negatively by other women who have highly competitive traits, particularly when it is done to look for partners rather than employment or self-esteem reasons."

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Put down devices, let your mind wander, study suggests

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Sentence fillers like "um" or "uh" aren't a nuisance to be ignored -- their use results in listeners having better memory for what is said next, a new study suggests.

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People consistently underestimate how much they would enjoy spending time alone with their own thoughts, without anything to distract them, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

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A new study explains how dreams that visit us at night can help us in our waking lives

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The Psychology of not wanting to know

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