Why a Simple Puzzle After Learning Can Erase New Facts From Memory
New experiments show that a brief, unrelated distraction task after learning significantly impairs recall of meaningful factual information, with interference ...
Tag: psychology
Human Art Wins Hearts, but AI Ideas Win Minds, Creativity Study Finds
A three-experiment study in BMC Psychology finds that people rate identical creative works as more creative when attributed to humans ...
Feeling Secure in a Group May Make Dissent More Persuasive, KAIST Study Finds
A KAIST and Western University study finds that group attachment security makes minority opinions more elaborated, more persuasive, and more ...
Emotional Support Shields Couples When Financial Stress Spills Into Relationships
A University of Florida daily diary study of 84 unmarried couples found that emotional support from a partner reduces how ...
Unfinished Business Erodes Life’s Meaning, But Adaptive Thinking Fights Back, Study of Peruvian Students Finds
A study of 617 university students in the Peruvian Amazon finds that unresolved past experiences are linked to lower meaning ...
Coping Skills May Amplify How Self-Efficacy Builds Resilience in LGBTQ Youth
A cross-sectional study of 405 LGBTQ youth finds that coping strategies strengthen the positive link between self-efficacy and resilience, with ...
Loneliness Can Be Treated, But New Meta-Analysis Shows Results Vary Wildly
A new systematic review and meta-analysis of 58 studies finds that loneliness interventions produce a large overall benefit, but their ...
Pornography Use, Rape Myths, and Sexual Violence Linked in Large Brazilian Survey
A survey of 993 Brazilian adults found that sexual violence perpetration was positively linked to both pornography consumption and acceptance ...
Preparedness Emerges as the Strongest Predictor of Personal Disaster Resilience
A study of 434 adults in Kayseri, Turkey, finds an exceptionally strong correlation between disaster preparedness and individual disaster resilience, ...
Psychology’s quiet exodus: women exit research far more often than men
A global analysis of more than 78,000 career trajectories shows that women enter psychological research in large numbers but leave ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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