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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring certainty in advice giving, boundary conditions for growth mindset effects, polygenic scores and criminal offending, and strategic modulation of mind wandering.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring hormones and externalizing behavior in adolescents, source information and working memory, language exposure and brain development, and the gender-equality paradox in STEM.
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Steven Pinker’s Work Continues to Dazzle Bill Gates
Billionaire philanthropist Gates is touting his admiration for APS William James Fellow Steven Pinker’s newest book, Enlightenment Now
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Ratings Rise Over Time Because They Feel Easier to Make
People new to a ratings task are more critical than those who have been doing the evaluation task for longer period of time, a new study suggests.
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Déjà Vu May Feel Like a Premonition, but It’s Not
In a study on déjà vu, participants were no more likely to accurately forecast the future than if they were blindly guessing — but when they were experiencing déjà vu, they felt like they could.
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Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
“Why Word Frequency Matters” by C. Nathan DeWall and “Variations in Face Recognition Ability: Stable, Specific, and Substantial” by Gil Einstein and Cindi May.
