STUDY ALERT: Dopamine, Working Memory, and Training Induced Plasticity: Implications for Developmental Research Stina Söderqvist, Sissela Bergman Nutley, Myriam Peyrard-Janvid, Hans Matsson, Keith Humphreys, Juha Kere, Torkel Klingberg Cognitive deficits and particularly deficits in working memory (WM) capacity are common features in neuropsychiatric disorders. Understanding the underlying mechanisms through which WM capacity can be improved is […]
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STUDY ALERT: Robots, men and sex tourism
Robots, men and sex tourism Ian Yeoman, Michelle Mars In 2050, Amsterdam’s red light district will all be about android prostitutes who are clean of sexual transmitted infections (STIs), not smuggled in from Eastern Europe and forced into slavery, the city council will have direct control over android sex workers controlling prices, hours […]
STUDY ALERT: An integrative architecture for general intelligence and executive function
An integrative architecture for general intelligence and executive function revealed by lesion mapping Aron K. Barbey, Roberto Colom, Jeffrey Solomon, Frank Krueger, Chad Forbes, and Jordan Grafman10 Although cognitive neuroscience has made remarkable progress in understanding the involvement of the prefrontal cortex in executive control, the broader functional networks that support high-level cognition and give […]
STUDY ALERT: An integrative architecture for general intelligence and executive function
An integrative architecture for general intelligence and executive function revealed by lesion mapping Aron K. Barbey, Roberto Colom, Jeffrey Solomon, Frank Krueger, Chad Forbes, and Jordan Grafman10 Although cognitive neuroscience has made remarkable progress in understanding the involvement of the prefrontal cortex in executive control, the broader functional networks that support high-level cognition and give […]
STUDY ALERT: Does BDNF genotype influence creative output in bipolar I manic patients?
Does BDNF genotype influence creative output in bipolar I manic patients? Márcio Gerhardt Soeiro-de-Souza a,⁎, Robert M. Post b, Mario Lucio de Sousa c, Giovani Missio a, Carolina Martins do Prado d, Wagner F. Gattaz d, Ricardo A. Moreno a, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira d Introduction: Creativity is a complex human ability influenced by affective […]
STUDY ALERT: Core self-evaluation compared to fluid intelligence and personality traits in decision-making
Incremental variance of the core self-evaluation construct compared to fluid intelligence and personality traits in aspects of decision-making Annamaria Di Fabio, Letizia Palazzeschi This study investigated the role of fluid intelligence, personality traits and core self-evaluation in relation to aspects of decision-making (career decision-making difficulties, decisional styles, indecisiveness). The Advanced Progressive Matrices (APM), […]
STUDY ALERT: How the Dark Triad traits predict relationship choices
How the Dark Triad traits predict relationship choices Peter K. Jonason, Victor X. Luevano, Heather M. Adams While previous studies have correlated the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machia- vellianism) with a preference for short-term relationships, little research has addressed possible correla- tions with short-term relationship sub-types. In this online study […]
STUDY ALERT: Study Habits, Skills, and Attitudes
Study Habits, Skills, and Attitudes: The Third Pillar Supporting Collegiate Academic Performance Marcus Crede and Nathan R. Kuncel ABSTRACT Study habit, skill, and attitude inventories and constructs were found to rival standardized tests and previous grades as predictors of academic performance, yielding substantial incremental validity in predicting academic performance. This meta-analysis (N 5 72,431, k = 344) […]
STUDY ALERT: A Reexamination of Sex Differences in Sexuality
A Reexamination of Sex Differences in Sexuality: New Studies Reveal Old Truths David P. Schmitt, Peter K. Jonason, Garrett J. Byerley, Sandy D. Flores, Brittany E. Illbeck, Kimberly N. O’Leary, and Ayesha Qudrat Abstract Recent evidence seems to call into question long-established findings of sex differences in sexuality, such as differences in mate preferences and desires […]
STUDY ALERT: Diversity Is What You Want It to Be
Diversity Is What You Want It to Be : How Social-Dominance Motives Affect Construals of Diversity Miguel M. Unzueta, Eric D. Knowles, and Geoffrey C. Ho We propose that diversity is a malleable concept capable of being used either to attenuate or to enhance racial inequality. The research reported here suggests […]
STUDY ALERT: How Low Will Men with High Self-Esteem Go?
How Low Will Men with High Self-Esteem Go? Self-Esteem as a Moderator of Gender Differences in Minimum Relationship Standards Virgil Zeigler-Hill & John W. Campe & Erin M. Myers Abstract Men tend to establish minimum standards that are similar to those of women for high investment relationships (e.g., marriage) but set […]
STUDY ALERT: The social motivation theory of autism
The social motivation theory of autism Coralie Chevallier, Gregor Kohls, Vanessa Troiani, Edward S. Brodkin and Robert T. Schultz The idea that social motivation deficits play a central role in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has recently gained increased interest. This constitutes a shift in autism research, which has traditionally focused more intensely on cognitive […]