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Search Results for: "Christian Jarrett"

Cognition, Emotion June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

Researchers Were Surprised To Find Bungee Jumpers’ Cognition Was Enhanced After A Jump

By Christian Jarrett. The researchers interpreted their findings in terms of the “broaden and build theory” of positive emotions.

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Developmental, Mental health, The self June 3, 2019July 8, 2019

Researchers Have Investigated “Derailment” (Feeling Disconnected From Your Past Self) As A Cause And Consequence Of Depression

By Christian Jarrett. To the researchers’ surprise, greater derailment preceded reductions in depression.

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Developmental, Memory, Personality, The self May 28, 2019May 28, 2019

Teenagers Define Themselves Mostly In Terms Of Their Positive Traits; Adults More In Terms Of Their Social Roles

By Christian Jarrett. This is the first systematic study of teenagers’ “self-images”.

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Educational December 12, 2018December 12, 2018

“An additional reason to abandon learning styles” – teachers and pupils do not agree on the pupils’ preferred learning style

By Christian Jarrett. This is one of the first studies to look at learning styles in the context of primary age education.

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Weekly links July 31, 2020

Sex Differences And Happy Relationships: The Week’s Best Psychology Links

Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web

Emotion, Mental health, Music April 24, 2019May 1, 2019

Why Do People With Depression Like Listening To Sad Music?

By Christian Jarrett. The findings challenge the idea that depressed people are seeking to perpetuate their low mood.

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Educational, Memory April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

What Do Today’s Students Get Right And Wrong In How They Take Lecture Notes?

By Christian Jarrett. The mundanity and apparent simplicity of taking notes belies the importance of this activity for learning.

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Intelligence April 3, 2019May 1, 2019

People With Greater Intellectual Humility Have Superior General Knowledge

By Christian Jarrett. Today intellectual humility is arguably needed more than ever – the insight and honesty to hold your hands up and say you’re ignorant or inexpert about an issue.

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Faces, Perception, Social March 7, 2019

Here’s A Simple Trick For Anyone Who Finds Eye Contact Too Intense

By Christian Jarrett. The new study demonstrates the “eye contact illusion”.

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Religion, Sex, Thought March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

Suppressed Thoughts Rebound, Which Could Explain Why Ultra-religious Teens Have More Compulsive Sexual Thoughts – And Are Less Happy – Than Their Secular Peers

By Christian Jarrett. It’s important to note that the studies were purely correlational leaving them open to other interpretations.

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