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Man in a cowboy hat atop Humphreys Peak in Arizona, US

鈥榃ild West鈥 mentality lingers in US mountain regions

07 Sep 2020

Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with the theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities...

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UK public 鈥榤ost concerned鈥 about coronavirus 鈥 more than Spain or Italy, study suggests

06 May 2020

鈥淩isk perception鈥 among UK population greater than in nine other countries surveyed for latest research.

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Brexit March

鈥楥ognitive flexibility鈥 associated with voting attitudes in EU Referendum, study finds

16 Apr 2018

Latest research combining social and political surveys with objective cognitive testing suggests that 鈥渃ognitive flexibility鈥 contributes to...

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A screen shot of the Fake News Game on a smart phone.

Fake news 鈥榲accine鈥: online game may 鈥榠noculate鈥 by simulating propaganda tactics

20 Feb 2018

A new experiment, launching today online, aims to help 鈥榠noculate鈥 against disinformation by providing a small dose of perspective from a 鈥渇ake news...

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Protester in Seattle, US

Presenting facts as 鈥榗onsensus鈥 bridges conservative-liberal divide over climate change

11 Dec 2017

New evidence shows that a 鈥榮ocial fact鈥 highlighting expert consensus shifts perceptions across US political spectrum 鈥 particularly among highly...

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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Viral charity campaigns have a psychological 'recipe' and all-too-brief lifespan

13 Feb 2017

New work focusing on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge reveals very brief shelf life of such viral campaigns, and suggests the nature of 鈥榲irality鈥 and...

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Victorians rally for No New Coal projects

'Psychological vaccine鈥 could help immunise public against 鈥榝ake news鈥 on climate change 鈥 study

23 Jan 2017

New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements. However, if legitimate...

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Reading psychology...

Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to declare conflicts of interest

26 Nov 2015

探花直播creators of commercially sold counselling programmes increasingly profit from public health services across the world. However, a new study into...

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Heave, Ho!

Feeling powerless increases the weight of the world鈥 literally

04 Feb 2014

New research shows that the more personally and socially powerless you feel the heavier objects appear to weigh.

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I Giovani e la Musica

探花直播musical ages of modern man: how our taste in music changes over a lifetime

15 Oct 2013

New research charting broad shifts in changing personal music tastes during our lifetimes finds that - while it鈥檚 intrinsically linked to personality...

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