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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 2d

When it comes to encouraging partners to adjust their behaviour, expressing gratitude can be a great way to foster their motivation, according to a recent study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

How gratitude can help you get more from your relationship | BPS

A recent study finds that when it comes to encouraging partners to adjust their behaviour, expressing gratitude can be a great way to foster their motivation.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 7d

Your baby's crying — how quickly do you move to soothe them?

New research comparing UK and Ugandan parenting styles suggests that faster responses aren't always better: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Does a quick response best soothe a crying baby? | BPS

A recent study expands research into maternal responsiveness beyond WEIRD settings, and finds that speedy responses to crying aren’t always more effective.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 6d

A new paper posits that atypical language acquisition could give rise to savants' calendar calculation abilities: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Language acquisition processes may enable savant calendar calculation | BPS

A new paper posits that atypical language acquisition in autistic children could give rise to this savant ability.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 5d

New work involving optogenetics explores the ways brains perceive illusory contours: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Lasers reveal how a famous optical illusion may work | BPS

New work involving optogenetics explores the ways brains perceive illusory contours.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 6d

A new paper posits that atypical language acquisition could give rise to savants' calendar calculation abilities: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Language acquisition processes may enable savant calendar calculation | BPS

A new paper posits that atypical language acquisition in autistic children could give rise to this savant ability.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 9d

Sometimes even a huge amount of feedback just doesn't make a dent in overconfidence — as demonstrated by this new study involving chess players: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Overconfidence can thrive even with detailed, continuous feedback | BPS

A new study looks at overconfidence in chess players, and suggests that efforts to reduce it in everyday life via feedback can still fall flat.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 7d

Your baby's crying — how quickly do you move to soothe them?

New research comparing UK and Ugandan parenting styles suggests that faster responses aren't always better: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Does a quick response best soothe a crying baby? | BPS

A recent study expands research into maternal responsiveness beyond WEIRD settings, and finds that speedy responses to crying aren’t always more effective.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 14d

Across cultures and generations, a huge new study suggests that those with psychiatric conditions prefer to marry those with similar diagnoses: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Spouses tend to share psychiatric conditions | BPS

Across cultures and generations, a huge new study suggests that those with psychiatric conditions prefer to marry those with similar diagnoses.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 9d

Sometimes even a huge amount of feedback just doesn't make a dent in overconfidence — as demonstrated by this new study involving chess players: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Overconfidence can thrive even with detailed, continuous feedback | BPS

A new study looks at overconfidence in chess players, and suggests that efforts to reduce it in everyday life via feedback can still fall flat.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 19d

A lot of us find ADHD TikToks relatable. However, some popular content doesn't quite reflect what we know about ADHD.

A recent study explores how this sort of incorrect information about the condition is received by viewers: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

TikTok ADHD content can increase confidence in misinformation | BPS

A recent study explores how incorrect information about ADHD is received by viewers.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 14d

Across cultures and generations, a huge new study suggests that those with psychiatric conditions prefer to marry those with similar diagnoses: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Spouses tend to share psychiatric conditions | BPS

Across cultures and generations, a huge new study suggests that those with psychiatric conditions prefer to marry those with similar diagnoses.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 19d

A lot of us find ADHD TikToks relatable. However, some popular content doesn't quite reflect what we know about ADHD.

A recent study explores how this sort of incorrect information about the condition is received by viewers: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

TikTok ADHD content can increase confidence in misinformation | BPS

A recent study explores how incorrect information about ADHD is received by viewers.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 23d

New research suggests that those with a more diverse set of life experiences see more discrete 'events' daily than those who are isolated: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Those with varied social lives perceive more everyday 'events' | BPS

New research suggests that those with a more diverse set of life experiences see more discrete 'events' daily than those who are isolated.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 20d

Could ‘off-the-shelf’ music therapy boost memory for everyone?

New research finds that the extent to which any given piece of music moves us influences how much it could help our memory: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Could ‘off-the-shelf’ music therapy boost memory for everyone? | BPS

New research finds that the extent to which any given piece of music moves us influences how much it could help our memory.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 20d

Could ‘off-the-shelf’ music therapy boost memory for everyone?

New research finds that the extent to which any given piece of music moves us influences how much it could help our memory: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Could ‘off-the-shelf’ music therapy boost memory for everyone? | BPS

New research finds that the extent to which any given piece of music moves us influences how much it could help our memory.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 23d

New research suggests that those with a more diverse set of life experiences see more discrete 'events' daily than those who are isolated: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Those with varied social lives perceive more everyday 'events' | BPS

New research suggests that those with a more diverse set of life experiences see more discrete 'events' daily than those who are isolated.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · Sep 12

Are we about to answer some of the biggest questions about dreaming?

A new paper describes an organisational effort to point us in the right direction, potentially supercharging dream research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Dream database aims to answer burning questions | BPS

New paper describes an organisational effort to reduce the variability of methods used in dream research — an approach which could supercharge investigations.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 26d

The relative positions of gesturing hands can help or hamper our ability to perceive the emotions they seek to emphasise, according to a new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Hand gesture precision affects our grasp of emotions | BPS

The relative positions of gesturing hands can help or hamper our ability to perceive the emotions they seek to emphasise, according to a new study.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 27d

While some find forgiving themselves an easy process, others find it harder to navigate. A new paper charts the path of this process, offering insights for practice: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

What makes self-forgiveness so difficult? | BPS

While some find forgiving themselves an easy process, others find it harder to navigate. A new paper charts the path of this process, offering insights for practice.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 27d

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 29d

What does it take for LGBT+ people to feel accepted, rather than just tolerated, at work?

A recent study suggests that embracing differences, rather than emphasising being ‘identity-blind’, may be the best approach: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Feeling accepted versus tolerated | BPS

A recent study finds that embracing differences, rather than being ‘identity-blind’, leaves LGBT+ people feeling more truly accepted in the workplace.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · 29d

What does it take for LGBT+ people to feel accepted, rather than just tolerated, at work?

A recent study suggests that embracing differences, rather than emphasising being ‘identity-blind’, may be the best approach: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Feeling accepted versus tolerated | BPS

A recent study finds that embracing differences, rather than being ‘identity-blind’, leaves LGBT+ people feeling more truly accepted in the workplace.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · Sep 15

When it comes to reconnecting with old friends, there may be hope for us all, according to a new paper: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Who successfully rekindles old friendships? | BPS

A new paper finds that when it comes to reconnecting with old friends, there may be hope for us all.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · Sep 12

Are we about to answer some of the biggest questions about dreaming?

A new paper describes an organisational effort to point us in the right direction, potentially supercharging dream research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Dream database aims to answer burning questions | BPS

New paper describes an organisational effort to reduce the variability of methods used in dream research — an approach which could supercharge investigations.

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BPS Research Digest @researchdigest.bsky.social · Sep 12

A new study finds that those with high levels of depersonalisation have ‘distinct, yet inaccurate’ face perception abilities: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Depersonalisation makes us see ourselves differently – literally | BPS

A new study finds that those with high levels of depersonalisation have ‘distinct, yet inaccurate’ face perception abilities.

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