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Psychologists share research award
Two psychologists are to share the 2010 Outstanding Doctoral Research award, presented by the British Psychological Society's Research Board.
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Learning an instrument 'helps older people'
People who learn a musical instrument may find the activity is likely to result in a number of benefits when they get older.
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Sad men throw like girls, or so people think - here's why
People of either sex who throw things in anger are more likely to be perceived as male, whilst those who throw in sadness are more likely to be judged as female.
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Thoughts of death increase the appeal of Intelligent Design
Why do so many people, including many science teachers, continue to find value and appeal in Intelligent Design (ID) - the pseudoscientific account of life's origins that mainstream science has rejected?
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Memory 'is not like a video tape'
Memory does not work like a video tape, but is rather constructive and reconstructive, an expert has said.
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Your brain unscrambles words in the mirror but then switches them back again
We humans can recognise things from different angles and orientations.
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Psychologists destroy money for the sake of science
When the British acid house band The KLF videoed the burning of a million pounds in 1994 on the Isle of Jura, they might not have realised it, but they were likely activating the left hemisphere t
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Cognitive Psychology Section
The Cognitive Psychology Section provides a forum to exchange ideas and promote resea
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Dementia sufferers 'would benefit from a healthy diet'
A healthy diet is imperative for dementia sufferers, it has been claimed.
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A real study of magicians' fake movements
Magicians trick us with their sleights of hand, reaching for objects that aren't there and pretending to drop others that they've really kept hold of.
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How anger can make us more rational
Imagine you're in a room with four people, one is lip-snarling angry, the others are calm. Who among them would you consider the most likely to think rationally?
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How thinking for others can boost your creativity
The next time you're struggling to solve a creative problem, try solving it for someone else.
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