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> Why we applaud dud perfomances
Most of us have done it - told someone their performance was great when it was in fact woeful. But whose ego were we protecting? Theirs or our own?...
> People prefer the middle option
When objects are arranged in an array from left to right, the central item jumps up and down and calls out to you "Pick me, pick me!" Well, not litera...
> Secrets can be a physical burden
We talk metaphorically of secrets as great weights that must be carried through life like a heavy burden....
> When our memories and beliefs conflict
Most of the time our autobiographical memories and beliefs match up - we remember last week's journey to a conference and believe that journey really ...
> Psychology findings outside the lab
Most psychology research takes place under laboratory conditions allowing tight control over the exact interventions and procedures participants are e...
> Toddlers and their perception of risk
Infants can't tell us what they can and can't perceive in the world so psychologists make assumptions about this based on their behaviour....
> People assume it's hillier up north
Give people a choice of two cross-country routes to the same destination, one more northerly, the other more southerly, but both covering similar terr...
> Dead plants and global warming
The presence of dead plants strengthens people's beliefs in global warming, claims a new study reported by our Research Digest....
> Would you cheat to help a charity?
An elegant new study discussed on our Research Digest has provided a demonstration of the way that, for most people, right and wrong aren't clear...
> Children with autism and bodily identity
The ability to tell where our bodies end and the rest of the world begins comes so naturally we tend not to give it much thought. In fact the brain me...
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