Imagining an Object Can Change How We Hear Sounds Later
Research shows that you don’t need to see an actual object to experience the “ventriloquist illusion” and its aftereffect. Simply imagining the object produces the same illusory results. … More
Perception
The Emotions We Feel May Shape What We See
Findings from two experiments suggest that our emotional state in a given moment may influence how we perceive visual stimuli… More
From Police Officer to Professor: A Conversation with David Chan, Singapore Management University
A 9-year stint on the Singapore Police Force has shaped David Chan’s sensitivity to contextual factors in his psychological research on perspective-taking… More
Vous vous sentez plus jeune que votre âge? C’est un signe positif (Do you feel younger than your age? This is a positive sign)
On connaissait les températures ressenties, voilà maintenant l’âge ressenti, celui que l’on a l’impression d’avoir. L’idée n’est pas nouvelle mais… More
Watching Others Makes People Overconfident in their Own Abilities
Watching YouTube videos, Instagram demos, and Facebook tutorials may make us feel as though we’re acquiring all sorts of new skills but it probably won’t make us experts… More
Anne Treisman, 1935-2018
APS Past Secretary and William James Fellow Anne Treisman, who developed a classic psychological model of human visual attention, has died… More