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Does writing something down help memorize it?

aug 10 at 17:22 David Winer 99

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Does caffeine improve performance for habituated consumers?

psychopharmacology arousal habituation

jul 26 at 7:32 Jeromy Anglim♦ 10k

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Can critical thinking be taught?

educational-psychology

jul 14 at 14:41 Geek On Acid 1,283

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What makes people easily subscribe to pseudoscientific theories?

nov 2 at 16:02 yamad 338

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Are autonomy, mastery, and purpose the most important motivators?

performance motivation positive-psychology

oct 1 at 11:02 Chuck Sherrington 2,594

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What are some of the drawbacks to probabilistic models of cognition?

computational-modeling cognitive-modeling bayesian

oct 13 at 11:17 Chuck Sherrington 2,594

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Performance of a group solving a cognitive task: How does it scale?

decision-making mathematical-psychology problem-solving collaboration wisdom-of-crowds

jun 19 '12 at 2:19 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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Neural networks with biologically plausible accounts of neurogenesis

developmental-psychology computational-modeling neural-network theoretical-neuroscience neurogenesis

sep 17 at 22:35 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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Why do we prefer visually aligned objects?

perception vision gestalt-psychology

nov 16 at 2:48 Jeff 3,466

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Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes?

neurobiology vision theoretical-neuroscience philosophy-of-mind

oct 14 at 14:11 pinouchon 200

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Does language and/or culture affect an individual's cognitive capacity?

intelligence language theory-of-the-mind philosophy-of-mind

may 15 '12 at 2:54 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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Is the Neanderthal Theory of Autistic brain a reasonable scientific theory?

evolution autism aspergers

nov 2 at 21:21 jnimmo 61

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Is there a range in time on which the mind detects correlation between events?

perception attribution

sep 14 at 14:17 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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What is the current “accepted” science behind dream interpretation?

cognitive-psychology dreams jung psychoanalysis

sep 14 at 16:31 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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Do only humans spend a lot of time daydreaming (or having “stimulus-independent thoughts”)?

animal-cognition dreams wandering-mind

sep 10 at 3:03 Ben Brocka 5,003

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Software for online psychological experiments that don't require users to download anything

methodology software experimental-psychology internet

apr 14 '12 at 15:27 vizzero 744

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Positive and negative reinforcement and punishment effectiveness

behaviorism conditioning

jan 25 at 5:52 Chuck Sherrington 2,594

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What factors improve mood and increase cognitive functioning when people wake up?

cognitive-psychology sleep well-being positive-psychology arousal

sep 14 at 15:05 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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How are autistic savants able to perform certain mathematical computations so quickly?

autism problem-solving savant-syndrome

jun 28 at 3:18 John Christie 921

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What tasks does Bayesian decision-making model poorly?

reference-request decision-making experimental-psychology rationality bayesian

sep 12 at 16:21 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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Does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis apply to artificial (specifically programming) languages?

linguistics

may 27 '12 at 22:15 Roly 240

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Why do humans prefer symmetrical arrangement of objects?

perception evolution aesthetics

sep 16 at 9:45 Jeromy Anglim♦ 10k

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Is there a better way to describe brain activity than EEG “brain waves”

neurobiology measurement neuroimaging eeg

may 8 at 23:17 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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How rare is synesthesia?

perception synesthesia

mar 11 at 2:14 Jeff 3,466

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Do people have a tendency to stick to one opinion after they formed it?

jun 1 '12 at 5:02 John Pick 1,268

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Effect of words highlighting on reading comprehension

cognitive-psychology perception reference-request reading

sep 7 at 16:59 Ben Brocka 5,003

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What are current neuronal explanations and models of 'consciousness'?

neurobiology reference-request cognitive-modeling consciousness theoretical-neuroscience

sep 17 at 22:32 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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If someone becomes a split-brain patient, which side will “maintain” the continuity in their consciousness?

neurobiology consciousness brain-injury

jan 9 at 0:50 jflournoy 143

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How to get rid of subvocalization?

perception linguistics reading

sep 18 at 8:35 Artem Kaznatcheev 4,904

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Under what conditions does 60hz video produce visual artifacts?

cognitive-psychology perception vision sensation hci

sep 18 at 20:13 Ben Brocka 5,003

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