Psychology
492 articles-
Our Super Malleable Sense of Self
Why is it possible to mistake parts of someone else’s face for your own?
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What Hallucinogens Will Make You See
8 ways psychedelics distort our vision.
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Why Scientists Need to Get High
Psychoactive drugs have long been hailed as miracle cures. But you can only understand the paths they blaze through the mind if you’ve traveled them.
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Why Do People Believe the Earth Is Flat?
One question for José Arroyo-Barrigüete, an economist at Comillas Pontifical University in Spain.
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When Are We OK with Getting Bribed?
One question for Nils Köbis, a social psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.
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What Makes Someone Forgettable?
One question for Michèle Belot, an economist at Cornell University.
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Sugar Pill Nation
Even when we know they’re “fake,” placebos can tame our emotional distress.
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To Supercharge Learning, Look to Play
Play and art engage all of our senses and enhance attention.
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The Lasting Power of Good Memories
A positive spin on our past can help inure us against pain.
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Does More Money Make Us Happier?
One question for Matt Killingsworth, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
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The Creative Sweet Spot of Dreaming
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
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This Drug Can Mend a Broken Heart
A new therapy promises to take the sting out of traumatic memories.
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Why Do People Believe in Ghost Stories?
One question for Iris Berent, an Israeli-American cognitive psychologist at Northeastern University.
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Does Consuming Cannabis Boost Creativity?
One question for Christopher Barnes, a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Washington.
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Do Political Ads Influence Voting Behavior?
One question for Donald Green, a political scientist at Columbia University.
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What Makes Us Lucid Dream?
One question for Péter Simor, a psychologist at Eötvös Loránd University.
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I Didn’t Know My Mind Was So Strange Until I Started Listening to It
I took part in an experiment to decipher my inner thoughts.
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Should Social Psychologists Experiment with Psychedelics?
One question for Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist at UC Riverside.
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Why Should We Delay Gratification?
One question for Yuko Munakata, a psychologist at the University of California, Davis and director of the Cognition in Context Lab.
