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How Children Learn the Earth Isn't Flat
via PsyBlog by Jeremy (PsyBlog author) on April 30, 2008
A classic study of childhood learning suggests true understanding comes from letting go of established preconceptions.Top 10 child psychology study: Imagine the revelations we all once absorbed: humans are descended from apes, numbers can be usefully replaced by letters to solve problems and the Earth is (near-enough) a sphere which rotates around the sun. Despite their momentous importance for...
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New Study: SSRI Antidepressants 'Clinically Insignificant' For Most People
via PsyBlog by Jeremy (PsyBlog author) on February 26, 2008
A new study published today is sure to set off another storm in the ongoing debate about the widespread prescription of antidepressants. Professor Irving Kirsch at the University of Hull and colleagues in the US and Canada report that new generation 'SSRI' antidepressants like Prozac or Seroxat mostly fall, "below the recommended criteria for clinical significance" (Kirsch et al. 2008)....
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Two Brains for the Price of One?
via PsyBlog by Jeremy (PsyBlog author) on March 18, 2008
Mind-myth 6: Everyone has heard the idea that our left-brains are logical, verbal, rational and scientific while our right brains are spatial, emotional, intuitive and creative. Like some of the mind-myths covered in this series, there's a solid grain of truth here but its extent has been wildly exaggerated.Left side languageThe biggest grain of truth is that our verbal powers are...
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How to Feel More Pleasure: Crank up the Mystery
via PsyBlog by Jeremy (PsyBlog author) on May 03, 2008
When we get a gift from someone out of the blue, alarm bells start ringing. What do they want? What have they done? There must be a reason for this unexplained act of kindness...We naturally like to try and figure out other people's motivations; using rationality to reduce uncertainty helps us make sense of the world. The problem is that sober and logical reflection seems to kill the pleasure...
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Why Your Future Self is an Emotional Mystery: The Projection Bias
via PsyBlog by Jeremy (PsyBlog author) on May 12, 2008
Going to the supermarket when I'm really hungry, and without a shopping list, is a recipe for disaster. It will take an act of iron will to avoid returning without some kind of junk food. Later, after eating, I'll wonder how I could have bought junk food but forgotten healthy staples like rice and pasta.Why should this be? After all, I know very well what sort of food I should buy;...
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