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Methods April 1, 2016February 27, 2017

Psychologists don’t REALLY think their field is in crisis (but finding fails to replicate)

Update: This was an April Fools’ joke. (Check out our April Fools’ articles from previous years). In the wake of…

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Uncategorized April 1, 2015July 30, 2016

Walking backwards boosts creativity

The established routines and habits of everyday life can stifle our ability to think creatively. That’s according to a new…

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April Fool

Happy April Fools’ Day! This post was written to coincide with the humour special issue of The Psychologist magazine. Thanks…

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Uncategorized April 1, 2014July 30, 2016

It’s official: Psychologists DO know what you are thinking

It’s an accusation often fired at psychologists at parties: ‘I bet you can tell what I’m thinking’. Now psychologists, much…

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Personality, Social April 1, 2013July 30, 2016

You can wibble, quack and squeak and get away with it

People who suffer from social anxiety are often urged not to worry about what other people think. Onlookers are unobservant,…

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