Behavioral Sciences
In an examination of 350 published psychological experiments, researchers found that nearly half failed to show that they were based on a valid foundation of empirical evidence
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A team of researchers at Penn State has developed a public-speaking tutor on the Amazon Alexa platform that was found to relieve individuals' pre-speech anxiety
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The placebo effect in psychedelic drug studies may be stronger than previously believed
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Findings have implications for studying evolution of menopause, birth patterns, and offspring rearing of earlier humans
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Research is is the next step to better understand the cognitive and neural effects of cannabis use in humans
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Researchers recently performed a pair of studies to investigate the role of recognition at work as a protective factor against burnout
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Research team points out how bureaucratic inefficiency can be likened to that of the peer-review process associated with academic research in the health sciences
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New research shows that, even before they begin to speak, babies already have a strong grasp of the grammar basics of their first language
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"If people are willing to get in a room together and debate their differences, science can be improved," researcher says
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New research suggests that our intake of coffee is affected by a positive feedback loop between genetics and the environment
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