psychology
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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So far, there has been little research on the prevalence or frequency of various adverse reactions to cannabis and almost none on who is likely to experience such reactions
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Study shows babies are hardwired to look at faces
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Researchers found that study participants who were exposed to their partner’s scent overnight experienced better sleep quality, even though their partner was not physically present
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Evocative labels such as "twisted citrus glazed carrots" and "ultimate chargrilled asparagus" can get people to choose and consume more vegetables than they otherwise would—as long as the food is prepared flavorfully
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Building on current theories, researchers show that doubts about the practicability of diversity have a greater weight if a person is directly affected
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Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence CITEC disprove scientific claim
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