People Favor Highly-Reviewed Products, Even When They Shouldn’t
We often rely on the ratings and reviews of others to help us choose a product or service, but we sometimes use this information in ways that can actually work to our disadvantage… More
Cognitive Processes
Cognitive Abilities Seem to Reinforce Each Other in Adolescence
Scientists from Cambridge, London, and Berlin directly compared different proposed explanations for the phenomenon of ‘general intelligence’ and how it develops over time… More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring associative learning of social value in groups and age-related changes in performance as a function of experience instead of cognitive decline… More
How Taking Photos Affects Your Memory of the Moment Later On
New York Magazine: Recently I transferred a stash of photos from my iPad to my computer. As the hundred-some photos… More
‘Light’ Words Play with Pupils
Upon reading or hearing words associated with light and dark, peoples’ eyes behave like they are experiencing light and dark, according to a new article published in Psychological Science. … More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring how children balance informativeness and ease of production when talking and how free choice influences the costs associated with searching for multiple objects… More