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More than meets the eye: Physical sensations influence first impressions

People are special. Person perception is quite different from rock perception , for example. Geologists, those with a rock in their shoe, and pet rock owners aside, the perception of a rock is often merely the perception of a collection of ... / more

Grasping the grounded nature of mental simulation

... notion that the same brain areas are active during actual perception are active during imagery of a sensory experience. Using ... explored the activation of different brain areas during perception and conscious forms of imagery. The mapping of neural activity ... / more

Word of mouth: How our tongue shapes our preferences, and why you should eat popcorn in the cinema

... and it has been shown for many tasks that fluency in perception , thinking, or motor exercises feels good (e.g., Topolinski, ... it must be risky: Fluency , familiarity, and risk perception . Psychological Science, 20(2), 135-138. Sparenberg, P., ... / more

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. Proccesses and Disorders

... The main topics targeted in the textbook are: attention and perception, memory, thinking, language and the dependencies between mood and ... real-life problems. For example, in the chapter about visual perception, the authors (G. Edgar, H. Edgar and G. Pike) explain visual ... / more

Why Are We Still Spanking Our Kids?

... of the use of corporal punishment is “dehumanized perception”. Harris and Fiske (2011) found social neuroscience evidence ... OH.  Harris, L.T., & Fiske, S.T. (2011). Dehumanized perception : A psychological means to facilitate atrocities, torture, and ... / more

The reason that you need to feel good about yourself in order to be happy might not be what you think it is

... and competitive interpersonal marketplace, having the perception that you have qualities that are desirable should thus be strongly ... / more

Sorry, the relationship with your mother still matters for your achievement in life

... we can view ourselves affect high school students’ perception of their parent’s parenting styles. To investigate this, ... / more

From the Editors: Commentary for Embodiment Special Issue

... including their own, showing that participants’ perception of things like distance to the finish line are influenced by ... Asch also established the power of primacy in person perception almost sixty years ago, and in this issue Michael Slepian suggests ... / more

Einstein beats Mother Theresa as the hero of the world

... world history. For a number of influential figures, our perception of their achievements however strongly depends on how our ... / more

The Power of Others

... personal opinions independent of others.  Could this perception be far from the truth? ... / more