Kaitlin Moat
kaitgm.bsky.social
Kaitlin Moat
@kaitgm.bsky.social
PhD candidate UQ Psyc | VR, Cognitive Neuroscience and Vision Science ✨
Reposted by Kaitlin Moat
Virtual reality training improves the body’s ability to regulate stress
Virtual reality training improves the body’s ability to regulate stress
New research explores whether skills learned in a relaxing virtual reality game can be applied when the environment turns stressful. Scientists measured physiological responses to see if a simple breathing technique could help people keep their cool in a high-stakes scenario.
www.psypost.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Reposted by Kaitlin Moat
A massive study on the effects of social class tested 35 hypotheses in 4 countries (N = 33,536)

Only 50% of findings replicated

Hypotheses based on differences between social class contexts in terms of constraints, uncertainty & status were supported:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM