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Babies Expect People to Act Efficiently

Adults expect others to behave rationally and efficiently in their simple, everyday actions. Now, new research shows that infants may have the same expectations. ... More>


Wide-Eyed Fear Expressions May Help Us – and Others – to Locate Threats

Wide-eyed expressions that typically signal fear may enlarge our visual field and mutually enhance others’ ability to locate threats, according to new research published in Psychological Science. ... More>


Poker Players’ Arms Give Away Their Hands


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APS Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions

The APS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the APS Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions, in recognition of the significant impact their work is having in the field of psychological science. ... More>


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