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A new cognitive psychology article nearly every day

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Dave and Greta Munger Cognitive Daily reports nearly every day on fascinating peer-reviewed developments in cognition from the most respected scientists in the field.

Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger is co-founder and editor of ResearchBlogging.org and a columnist on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. And yes, he is married to Greta.

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July 31, 2008

Most researchers don't understand error bars

Category: Research

[This post was originally published in March 2007] Earlier today I posted a poll [and I republished that poll yesterday] challenging Cognitive Daily readers to show me that they understand error bars -- those little I-shaped indicators of statistical power...

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July 30, 2008

I'll bet you still don't understand error bars

Category: General / Site news

Cognitive Daily gets a lot of complaints about graphs, mostly from readers who say the graphs are useless without error bars. My response is that error bars are confusing to most readers. But perhaps I'm wrong about that. Last year...

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July 28, 2008

Joint Attention and Social Compentence, or what a baby pointing at a toy says about well-behaved toddlers

Category: Research

One of the key components of "normal" child development is social competence. We expect kids to become gradually better at behaving respectfully towards peers, to comply with requests made by others, to understand the thoughts of others, to play together...

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July 25, 2008

Out of town for three weeks: A request for our readers

Category: General / Site news

I'm about to head out of town for three weeks. You may have noticed posting getting lighter the last couple weeks as I attempted to tie up loose ends before the trip. Posting will be getting even lighter for the...

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July 24, 2008

Why do more Asians have perfect pitch?

Category: Research

Several recent large-scale studies have confirmed a curious finding: Asians are much more likely to have "perfect pitch" than non-Asians. Perfect pitch, more properly called "Absolute pitch," is an extremely rare phenomenon, but it's several times more likely to occur...

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July 21, 2008

Why are older people worse at only some visuospatial tasks?

Category: Research

A number of studies have found that older adults aren't as good at certain visual tasks compared to younger adults. Mental rotation, for example, is both slower and less accurate. But other studies have found that for certain types of...

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July 17, 2008

One more way video games might be good for you

Category: Research

When we're in a crowded space, making visual judgments becomes more difficult. But it doesn't take much to trigger a crowding effect. Clicking on the picture below will take you to a quick movie (QuickTime required) that should demonstrate the...

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July 16, 2008

Interesting analyses of monumental scientific research

Category: In other news

Bora's hosting the first-ever edition of a new history of science carnival, "The Giant's Shoulders," which promises to focus attention on great research from years past, once a month. All participants review a journal article or other report of science...

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July 15, 2008

Tracking the location of objects in your mind: It depends on what you believe

Category: Research

Imagine yourself in a room surrounded by eleven objects arranged in a circle. You memorize the position of the objects, then you close your eyes, and rotate a third of the way around (120°). Keeping your eyes closed, can you...

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July 9, 2008

Police (usually) are able to curb racial bias in shooting suspects

Category: Research

In 2005, E. Ashby Plant and B. Michelle Peruche tested 48 Florida police officers and found that they were initially more likely to shoot unarmed Black "suspects" in a crime-fighting simulation than White people holding similar objects. Interestingly, however, as...

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