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Who gives a Tweet? Fandom, social identity, and why people take to Twitter

... R. (1976). Basking in reflected glory: Three (football) field studies. Journal Of Personality and Social Psychology ,  34 , ... M. (1974). Wearing the warm glow of success: A (football) field study .  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin ,  1 , 13-15. ... / more

Children are poor witnesses. Or are they?

... memory and its implications for the legal field (e.g., Loftus, 2005). The underlying question was whether and under ... conformal answers (Binet, 1900). In Varendonck’s field study , 17 of 22 children even reported details about an unknown ... / more

Solid science: How graduate students foster research transparency

... based on real life data, add important knowledge to their field , and they can get published early in their career. Most importantly, ... ‘correct’ their results? A Cambridge scholar in the field of social psychology, whose paper failed to replicate, stressed that ... / more

On kissing in elevators and flirting in the office: A cross-cultural perspective on normative behavior.

... such as over-eating. Emerging research in the field of cultural neuroscience suggests that there might even be a ... / more

A Mind For Numbers. How To Excel At Math And Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra).

... The rules described in this book can be applied to any field that requires effortful learning of new skills, such as languages, music ... / more

The perverse incentives that stand as a roadblock to scientific reform

... easy changes to our standard research practices.  As a field we should: Provide more information with each paper so ... changes undermine the incentive structure on which the field is built. What is that incentive structure?  In my opinion our ... / more

A Perfect Storm: The Record of a Revolution

... to the academic revolution that has recently gripped the field of psychology 1 . Over the last two decades, increasing levels of ... The general dissatisfaction with the state of the field was expressed in print only occasionally, until in 2011 two major ... / more

A junior researcher's practical take on the why and how of open science.

... psychologist, it’s probably old news to you that the field is in the midst of a revolution.  As a fifth-year grad student, this is all I have ever known of the field—news of Hauser’s questionable coding broke my first week of graduate ... / more

Gender equity in science: Achievement unlocked?

... situation, we can no longer be sure that the playing field is equal.  While real-life hiring scenarios involve the inevitable ... / more

How the Body Knows its Mind: The Surprising Power of the Physical Environment to Influence How You Think and Feel

... ) offers the reader a glimpse into the exploding research field known as embodied cognition, which in essence delves into the linkages ... mental states. While those who are already experts in the field of embodied cognition will likely not be surprised by many of the ... / more