Cognition
People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking Errors
Belief in conspiracy theories and overconfidence are two tendencies linked to hasty thinking
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Behavior
Discrimination Persists in Society—but Who Discriminates?
Is discriminatory behavior widely dispersed or highly concentrated in a small number of people?
Diversity
The Longer Short List Effect
How to increase the consideration of female candidates for male-gendered roles
Behavior
A New Way to Understand—and Possibly Treat—OCD
People with the disorder seem to have a more flexible “sense of self”
Psychology
Sometimes Mindlessness Is Better Than Mindfulness
In some situations, don’t pay so much attention
Mental Health
Psychiatry Needs to Get Right with God
By not making more of an effort to incorporate spirituality in treatment, we are doing a disservice to patients
Cognition
Pupil Size Is a Marker of Intelligence
There is a surprising correlation between baseline pupil size and several measures of cognitive ability
Cognition
Our Memory Is Even Better Than Experts Thought
In some respects, memory is poor. In others, it is astonishingly good
Cognition
You Don’t Have to Start Young to Be a Great Musician
A new study refutes the idea that there is a critical learning period in childhood
Behavior
Why Do People in Relationships Cheat?
A new study breaks down the reasons—they’re complicated
