This week (well last week now!) from my psychology notepad...
The science of magic is always fascinating; this New York Times article is no exception. MindHacks has a little background on this.
The excellent BPS Research Digest is running a 'behind the news' series which gives links to the scholarly articles and lead authors on which news items are based. Two entries so far - long may it continue.
Talking of the BPS Digest, they also report research asking how many of us are 'morning people'.
A couple of years ago a psychologist named J. Michael Bailey wrote a book which suggested that some transgendered women are motivated to change genders by an 'erotic fascination'. Mixing Memory has links to all the right places, pointing out why all scientists should sit up and take note of this case.
Neuromarketing has an interesting article on whether women are better at sales than men.
The Situationist has an accessible summary of research on happiness by Dan Gilbert. I'm particularly liking the punchline of this advert they pointed me to:
How to Be Creative
If we can all be creative, why is it so hard to come up with truly original ideas?
It's because creativity is mysterious. Just ask any scientist, artist, writer or other highly creative person to explain how they come up with brilliant ideas and, if they're honest, they don't really know.
But over the decades psychologists have given ordinary participants countless tests, forms and tasks and conducted hundreds of hours of interviews. From these emerge the psychological conditions of creativity.
Not what you should do, but how you should be...
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