Imagining a Positive Outcome Biases Subsequent Memories
Results from two studies suggest that imagining an upcoming event may ‘color’ memory for that event after the fact… More
Psychological Science
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring competition and inequality, religiosity and trust, differences between visual memories and visual perception, and confidence and information seeking… More
Kristina Olson is first psychologist to win NSF’s Waterman award
Calling Kristina Olson a path-breaking researcher doesn’t begin to describe all the doors this year’s winner of the National Science… More
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… More
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
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