Psychological research is investigating whether young children can show sighs of implicit bias
What is mindfulness? Nobody really knows, and that’s a problem
The hype is ahead of the evidence when it comes to mindfulness and psychological problems
Beyond the digital divide
How parents and teens are learning to navigate the risks of life online
Do we inherit masculine and feminine behaviours?
Is evolution making the inheritance of gendered traits obsolete? A new paper suggests so
Smartphone apps help those with brain injuries, and everyone else’s memory too
Research suggests apps simply free our minds to focus on other things - rather than making our memories lazier
Why ‘fat talk’ can lead to poor body image
Complaining to friends about flabby arms or big thighs can incite comparison with other women and cultivate body dissatisfaction
How parenting advice assumes you’re white and middle class
Diversity matters when it comes to making sure psychology research is widely applicable
Brain stimulation may not be all it’s cracked up to be
Interest in electrical brain stimulation as a treatment has skyrocketed, but the evidence in support of it is mixed
Evidence-based
Evidence-based refers to any information or practice that is based on a strong research foundation that has been tested. Psychologists often talk about ‘evidence-based’ practice which means using treatments, interventions or strategies that have been rigorously tested.
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- Sorry, but imagining you’re a professor won’t make you smarter (an unsuccessful mass replication of the Professor Prime effect)BPS Research Digest
- First ever neuroimaging study of people in the midst of Transcendental MeditationBPS Research Digest
- “Another nail in the coffin for learning styles” – students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning styleBPS Research Digest
- This is what happened when psychologists gave toddlers a version of the classic Marshmallow TestBPS Research Digest
- Mind your tongue: teen swearers perceived as less trustworthy and less intelligentBPS Research Digest
- Ad hominem attacks on scientists can be as damaging as critiques of their evidenceBPS Research Digest
Our own ageism can prevent us from ageing well
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How advertisers use psychology to entice us to buy
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How Australians Die: dementia (Alzheimer’s)
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