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Long-term social isolation can negatively impact health. Recent work in Psychological Science suggests that even a few hours of isolation may have negative consequences by disrupting internal regulatory mechanisms.
Are working memory representations that are no longer relevant actively deleted? A new study in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics suggests that this isn’t the case: irrelevant memoranda linger on, especially when people create an imaginary combination of items they encounter.
Research on topics such as child sexual abuse can be emotionally demanding in ways that surpass many other lines of work. There are ways to prepare and protect researchers before and during these projects.
Does endorsing one conspiratorial belief make you more likely to endorse a second, incompatible, conspiracy? A recent study in Psychological Science suggests that past work identifying this pattern may actually be driven by those who reject both.
Using a vast dataset of object ratings, a new study in Science Advances sheds light on the question what makes objects memorable. The answer to what role typicality plays turns out to be complex.
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