In-Mind search

From the Editors: On the Current State of Science Journalism

... science is at a crossroads. We are maturing as a field , albeit with some growing pains. The newest groundbreaking discoveries ... what they may potentially gain from participation in the study (either directly, as part of the experience, or indirectly, as part of ... / more

It’s not a matter of fashion: How psychological research can revamp common beliefs on lesbian and gay parenting

... highlight the weaknesses of the research in this field due to the small number of participants in the studies, currently a ... G. (1995). Lesbians choosing motherhood: A comparative study of lesbian and heterosexual parents and their children. Developmental ... / more

Asking Children to Talk About Abuse: Can Research Help Improve Police Interviewer Skills?

... method for interviewing children. Research shows that field training in the protocol can improve police interviewer skills, but ... impact the long-term effectiveness of the training. An early study by Lamb, Sternberg, Orbach, Esplin, and Mitchell (2002a) examined the ... / more

The Face of Leadership: How CEOs’ Facial Appearance Predicts Business Success

... , and age from a look at the face. New research in the field of perceptual psychology, however, has shown that one can judge less ... future financial success of business leaders. The first such study in this field was simple enough: undergraduate students viewed ... / more

Social Psychology: Revisiting the Classics (2nd Edition)

... on the findings of the most important fifteen studies in the field such as Festinger’s end of world study, Milgram’s shock experiments, Tajfel’s minimal group studies, ... / more

Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?

... on social dilemmas from the laboratory and the field gives us hope that we can work together to make a difference: we are ... happens and  what ought to happen Another study showed that when households are informed of the average amount of energy ... / more

The Force is Too Strong with This One? Sexism, Star Wars, and Female Heroes

... between the light and dark side of the Force (an energy field that connects all living things in the Star Wars Universe). As any ... would predict unfavorable attitudes towards Rey. Our Study At the beginning of 2016, we gave a survey to 322 people on ... / more

"We are ready to move!" An interview with Daniel Lakens and Klaus Fiedler on the current challenges in the field of psychological research

... (Germany) contends that better theories will move the field forward. In-Mind: Can we still trust psychological research? ... findings are presented as a fun fact. However, psychologists study much more basic and fundamental issues that have a strong impact on ... / more

Welcome to the Matrix! Opportunities and Risks of the Virtual World

... now enables and encourages our full emersion. Is this field really as threatening as the film, or can people use it for their own ... The virtual blind date, which according to an experimental study provides a very real sense of nervousness, is one of several scenarios ... / more

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

... Although a new area of investigation in the legal field , the influence of the environment on disclosure has been examined in ... setting can also influence disclosure. For instance, a study showed disclosure to be substantially higher in a ‘warm’, intimate ... / more