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Perspectives on Psychological Science: Volume 8, Number 4

Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, publishes an eclectic mix of provocative reports and articles, including broad integrative reviews, overviews of research programs, meta-analyses, theoretical statements, and book reviews. This new issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science includes a special section on advancing science.

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Trust, Punishment, and Cooperation Across 18 Societies: A Meta-Analysis
Daniel Balliet and Paul A. M. Van Lange
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Perceiving Minds and Gods: How Mind Perception Enables, Constrains, and Is Triggered by Belief in Gods
Will M. Gervais
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Taking Stock of Unrealistic Optimism
James A. Shepperd, William M. P. Klein, Erika A. Waters, and Neil D. Weinstein

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Special Section on Advancing Science:

Introduction
Barbara A. Spellman
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An Additional Future for Psychological Science
William J. McGuire
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PsychDisclosure.org: Grassroots Support for Reforming Reporting Standards in Psychology
Etienne P. LeBel, Denny Borsboom, Roger Giner-Sorolla, Fred Hasselman, Kurt R. Peters, Kate A. Ratliff, and Colin Tucker Smith
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Advancing Science Through Collaborative Data Sharing and Synthesis  
NIMH Collaborative Data Synthesis for Adolescent Depression Trials Study Team including: Tatiana Perrino, George Howe, Anne Sperling, William Beardslee, Irwin Sandler, David Shern, Hilda Pantin, Sheila Kaupert, Nicole Cano, Gracelyn Cruden, Frank Bandiera, and C. Hendricks Brown
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The Pervasive Problem With Placebos in Psychology: Why Active Control Groups Are Not Sufficient to Rule Out Placebo Effects
Walter R. Boot, Daniel J. Simons, Cary Stothart, and Cassie Stutts
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How “Paternalistic” Is Spatial Perception? Why Wearing a Heavy Backpack Doesn’t — and Couldn’t — Make Hills Look Steeper  
Chaz Firestone
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An Embodied Approach to Perception: By What Units Are Visual Perceptions Scaled?
Dennis R. Proffitt
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