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Children are poor witnesses. Or are they?

... really reflect what happened and should it be used as evidence in court? In criminal cases, it is important to decipher whether ... ride they actually never experienced in response to the presentation of a manipulated photograph (see Figure 1; Wade, Garry, Read, & ... / more

Improving the Disclosure of Information in an Investigative Interview: Rapport building and the Physical Environment

... confessing), and lying about the presence of incriminating evidence (e.g., “we have finger prints and will find out anyway”). ... lying to interviewee, emphasizing authority), Evidence presentation (e.g., presenting false incriminating evidence, reveal evidence ... / more

Bad day? How it can seem even worse for some

... us to finish that project so we don’t get fired. However, evidence suggests that there is a “middle-man” working behind the scenes ... when life events occur. For example, if you have a big presentation to give at work, then feeling anxious is normal. The same can be ... / more

Fake Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Costs Real Money

... up with alarming numbers. For example, one US study found evidence for malingering or symptom exaggeration in half of 74 veterans seeking ... Stroop task (MST) is a good example. This task includes presentation of disorder-related and neutral words in different colors. An ... / more

The Effect of Acute Stress on Memory: How It Helps and How It Hurts

...   Think of a time when you have given an important presentation in front of a large group of people. Recall the way your body ... has not yet demonstrated this idea robustly (e.g., for mixed evidence see 25 ). The role one plays within a stressful situation could ... / more

Are you Instagram-official? - Love, Social Media, and their Impact on Each Other

... on how we would like to be seen by others (Goffman’s Self-presentation theory) we also have a strong desire to control the ... on Facebook (7). Despite all this, one can find scientific evidence that highlights the benefits of social media on romantic ... / more

Learning styles: Why they don't exist but still persist

... Would you rather learn it by watching a slide-show presentation on it, by reading a text on it, or by listening to it as an audio ... reviews clearly demonstrate that there is no robust evidence that matching instructional methods to the assumed learning styles of ... / more

How harmful is “always-on” for our well-being? Technology-assisted supplemental work

Calling a colleague on the way home, finishing a presentation after dinner or checking emails before going to bed - for many ... So, should TASW be avoided altogether? Not entirely. Evidence suggests that TASW is not always bad. But to benefit from extra work, ... / more

Does nudging have a place in politics? How decision-making contexts inevitably influence our behavior

... Framing is another nudge. Framing describes the presentation the same information in a different but equivalent way. For ... search for information. People tend to search more for evidence that confirms their ideas and beliefs. In contrast, information tends ... / more

Never fear, a moral expert is here

... insights into how people think morally. There is also evidence that while people are more likely to trust deontological judges and ... many with ethics as a focus) were also influenced by the presentation order of the dilemmas. Philosophers thus seem to be subject to ... / more