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A ‘Nudge’ May Not Be Enough to Counter Fake News Online
Can people learn to better identify fake news about COVID-19—and if so, would they be less likely to share that fake story with others? Perhaps, but it may take more than simply priming them to think more critically beforehand.
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Listening to Music Near Bedtime Could Lure Sleep-Disrupting ‘Earworms’
Earworms can sometimes interject themselves into our dreams, where they can negatively impact our quality of sleep.
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Persistent Stereotypes Falsely Link Women’s Self-Esteem to Their Sex Lives
New research finds no significant correlation between a woman’s sexual behavior and her self-esteem.
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New Research Highlights Distinctions in White Audience Associations of ‘Black’ and ‘African American’ Label
A new series of studies to be published by Psychological Science show that White Americans associate the label “Blacks” with being targets of racial bias more than the label “African Americans.”
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APS 2021 Virtual Convention News Highlights: Annual ‘Meeting of the Minds’ in Psychological Science
The latest news and discoveries from the field of psychological science will be featured at the 2021 Virtual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), held May 26-27. Researchers from around the globe will
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Little to No Increase in Association Between Adolescents’ Mental Health Problems and Digital Technology Engagement, Study Says
A new study in Clinical Psychological Science suggests that there has been little to no increase in the association between adolescents’ technology engagement and mental health problems.