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People around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study finds

The rolled R sound universally evokes an association with jagged lines, challenging the notion of arbitrary sound-meaning relationships.
#memory

The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful

Forgetting helps prioritize important information, enabling better memory retention.

Chunking content to improve UX design - LogRocket Blog

Chunking enhances memory retention by breaking complex information into smaller, manageable pieces.

The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful

Forgetting helps prioritize important information, enabling better memory retention.

Chunking content to improve UX design - LogRocket Blog

Chunking enhances memory retention by breaking complex information into smaller, manageable pieces.
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Deadlines may be vital, but so is procrastination. I'll tell you why soon | Imogen West-Knights

Meeting deadlines is crucial as late submissions are judged more harshly, even if the work is improved during the extra time.
#decision-making

Are people more likely to accurately evaluate misinformation when the political stakes are high? Haha, no

Incentives significantly improve cognitive effort and accuracy in decision-making tasks.

Designing for Decision Making: The Psychology of Choice

UX design directly impacts everyday decision-making in digital spaces, balancing efficiency and user autonomy.

A Simple Formula for Making Career Decisions

Your brain may resist beneficial choices due to fear of pain and risk, even when change promises growth.
Dissecting your reasoning can clarify your true motivations for making decisions.

Are people more likely to accurately evaluate misinformation when the political stakes are high? Haha, no

Incentives significantly improve cognitive effort and accuracy in decision-making tasks.

Designing for Decision Making: The Psychology of Choice

UX design directly impacts everyday decision-making in digital spaces, balancing efficiency and user autonomy.

A Simple Formula for Making Career Decisions

Your brain may resist beneficial choices due to fear of pain and risk, even when change promises growth.
Dissecting your reasoning can clarify your true motivations for making decisions.
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#mental-health

Assassins and Their Fixations

Extreme overvalued beliefs (EOBs) significantly influence the motivations of many assassins, reflecting cultural fanaticism rather than clinical delusions.

Meera's perception of her in-laws as the enemy was intense. So was her struggle with her own ugly' emotions | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship

The pervasive 'us vs them' mentality harms both social cohesion and individual mental health, often leading to significant anxiety and stress.

Assassins and Their Fixations

Extreme overvalued beliefs (EOBs) significantly influence the motivations of many assassins, reflecting cultural fanaticism rather than clinical delusions.

Meera's perception of her in-laws as the enemy was intense. So was her struggle with her own ugly' emotions | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship

The pervasive 'us vs them' mentality harms both social cohesion and individual mental health, often leading to significant anxiety and stress.
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Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler

Toddlers learn better when they encounter improbable or impossible events, enhancing memory retention and cognitive engagement.

How to find lost objects: 6 techniques that really work

Using a methodical approach increases the chances of finding lost items efficiently.

4 tricks to help boost your motivation. Procrastinators will be energized.

Starting small can help overcome the inertia of big projects and kickstart motivation.

This perplexing optical illusion transforms in the blink of an eye

Optical illusions, like the 3D box illusion, illustrate how perception can shift based on visual cues and brain interpretation.
#information-processing

IQ test from John's Hopkins University challenges YOU to spot the 'T'

Ignoring distractions can enhance visual search performance in complex environments.

Applying the elaboration likelihood model (ELM) - LogRocket Blog

The elaboration likelihood model outlines how motivation affects information processing through central and peripheral routes.

IQ test from John's Hopkins University challenges YOU to spot the 'T'

Ignoring distractions can enhance visual search performance in complex environments.

Applying the elaboration likelihood model (ELM) - LogRocket Blog

The elaboration likelihood model outlines how motivation affects information processing through central and peripheral routes.
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#ux-design

Understanding and applying the Zeigarnik effect - LogRocket Blog

The Zeigarnik effect can significantly enhance efficiency in design by leveraging people's tendency to remember and complete unfinished tasks.

The Picture-Superiority Effect: Harness the Power of Visuals

Visuals like images are remembered better than words, known as the picture-superiority effect.

Understanding and applying the Zeigarnik effect - LogRocket Blog

The Zeigarnik effect can significantly enhance efficiency in design by leveraging people's tendency to remember and complete unfinished tasks.

The Picture-Superiority Effect: Harness the Power of Visuals

Visuals like images are remembered better than words, known as the picture-superiority effect.
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AI vs. the Imperfect Human Brain

AI's development may require embracing imperfections and ambiguity similar to human cognition for significant advancements.

Lloyd Kaufman, Who Saw Answers Behind the Moon Illusion,' Dies at 97

Lloyd Kaufman significantly advanced the understanding of the moon illusion, an optical illusion that captivates minds across generations.

How Willing to Be Wrong Makes You More Right

The four modes of thinking are preacher, prosecutor, politician, and scientist; the latter promotes open inquiry and true understanding.

Why put dots in a virtual canvas

Dotted canvases help mitigate blank canvas disorientation, providing visual cues for position and scale in a minimalist way.

All You Need To Know About Musical Intelligence In Psychology

Musical intelligence encompasses the ability to recognize, understand, and create music, demonstrating a unique form of cognitive processing related to sound.

Why Some People Always Get LostAnd Others Never Do

Navigational abilities vary widely among individuals, from highly accurate to completely random pointing.
Technologies like virtual reality and GPS tracking are revolutionizing navigation research, allowing the study of large groups in complex spaces.

Is Reality Real?: 8 Scientists Explain Whether We Can Ever Know What Objectively Exists

Reality is perceived through our senses, not directly.
Physical objects exist objectively, independent of perception.

Blushing is a gut reaction to your own karaoke, scientists prove

Teenage girls blushed more watching videos of themselves singing in a karaoke session.
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