61% of the theories from psychology studies can’t be reproduced. We are complex beings us humans. Largest replication study to date casts doubt on many… Read More »Over half of psychology studies fail reproducibility test
A great list of people to follow on Twitter to keep up psychology. Source: Our Top 50 Human Behavior Experts to Follow in 2017
A great little resource. Buster Benson has organised the cognitive biases list to make it much easier to use. Cognitive bias cheat sheet. Definition of… Read More »Cognitive bias cheat sheet
Brain images are believed to have a particularly persuasive influence on the public perception of research on cognition. Three experiments are reported showing that presenting… Read More »Showing an image of the brain in an article means we rate it’s credibility higher
A graph showing the time of the day (bottom) against the likelihood of parole being given by a judge. It’s quite telling and it’s really… Read More »Decision making depends on when you last had a break
Composers, novelists and film directors try to end on a high. Restaurants keen to manipulate their online reviews have found a similar trick. Source: Tim… Read More »How the sense of an ending shapes memory
A great piece on ethics, psychology and digital design. I’m an expert on how technology hijacks our psychological vulnerabilities. That’s why I spent the last… Read More »How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist
Jon Hensley looks at real-world examples to illustrate psychology principles in use so that you can begin to use them in your own designs. Source:… Read More »Improve Your Designs With Gestalt Psychology
Source: Twenty Cognitive Biases That Could Be Helping You Make Bad Decisions | IFLScience