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Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger is co-founder and president of ResearchBlogging.org and a writer whose works include Researching Online. And yes, he is married to Greta.
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September 29, 2008
Category: Emotion • Reasoning • Research • Social
Thomas Levenson has written an interesting post about John McCain and his fascination with high-stakes gambling. While it's clear that his gambling habit isn't going to put McCain in any serious financial danger, it does raise questions about his personality....
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:20 PM • 19 Comments
September 26, 2008
Category: Casual Fridays
Last week we sought to uncover the truth behind the stereotype: Are Prius owners really just like Mac owners? In a non-scientific fashion, we quizzed our readers about several of the most common stereotypes that seem to follow these two...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:27 PM • 17 Comments
September 25, 2008
Notwithstanding the cute pictures from yesterday's post, Jim is now nearly seventeen years old. He's taller than me, has a beard, and is much less interested in having his photo taken, so I don't have any recent pictures. He also...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:21 PM • 31 Comments
September 24, 2008
Category: Development / Aging • Perception • Reasoning • Research
When Jimmy and Nora were toddlers, we bought them great little plastic scooters to ride around the house. They were the perfect size for a small child. Yet Jimmy preferred to ride around on a plastic garbage truck instead, despite...
Posted by Dave Munger at 11:38 AM • 18 Comments
September 22, 2008
Category: News
You might think the zoo is an odd place for psychology bloggers to meet up. But on Saturday not only did Greta and I get a chance to connect with some of our readers and fellow bloggers, we also received...
Posted by Dave Munger at 8:36 AM • 7 Comments
September 19, 2008
Category: Casual Fridays
A few days ago I noticed a comment on an online forum: "Prius owners are just like Mac owners." As a Mac owner and Prius owner, I felt that this comment needlessly stereotyped me. Were they implying that there was...
Posted by Dave Munger at 11:09 AM • 62 Comments
September 17, 2008
Category: Development / Aging • Movement and exercise • Reasoning • Research
One of Jimmy's favorite toys as a toddler was a simple little bucket of blocks. There were three shapes: a rectangular prism, a triangular prism, and a cylinder. The bucket's lid had three holes: a square, a triangle, and a...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:07 PM • 9 Comments
September 16, 2008
Category: General / Site news
Greta and I will be at the North Carolina Zoo this coming Saturday, September 20, to meet with readers and practically all of the North Carolina ScienceBloggers. We've arranged a special tour of the zoo with an expert member of...
Posted by Dave Munger at 6:40 AM • 0 Comments
September 15, 2008
Category: Emotion • Film • Music • Research
It's now taken as a given that the musical score of a movie can have huge influence on our perception of the movie. From the pulsating terror achieved in films like Psycho and Jaws, to the triumphant victories in Star...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:30 PM • 5 Comments
September 12, 2008
Category: Casual Fridays
Last week we asked readers how much sleep they lost staying up to watch the political coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions, and how that compared to the sleep they lost a few weeks earlier watching the coverage of...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:22 PM • 5 Comments
September 11, 2008
Category: Research • Social • Video Games / Technology
One big problem with many of the studies of video game violence is that they compare different games. Sure, people might behave more aggressively after playing Carmaggeddon instead of Tetris -- they're completely different games! What would be more impressive...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:02 PM • 29 Comments
September 8, 2008
Category: Attention • Perception • Research
Take a look at these pictures. Each picture depicts four shapes -- irregular vertical columns spanning the height of the picture. It's easy to tell which letter is on a column and which is not, right? If our readers are...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:25 PM • 6 Comments
September 5, 2008
Category: Casual Fridays
Which event is the winner: Do political conventions disrupt sleeping habits more, or do sporting events? Now we'll find out!
Posted by Dave Munger at 11:44 AM • 12 Comments
September 3, 2008
Category: Memory • Perception • Research
You may have heard of the idea that people can only remember seven things at a time -- a seven-digit phone number, a license-plate, etc. While the size of working memory actually varies from person to person (it usually ranges...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:08 PM • 3 Comments
September 2, 2008
Category: News
Over the weekend we finished transferring ResearchBlogging.org from its dependably quirky old home to sleek new digs. If you haven't visited the site in the past 72 hours, you should definitely head over to take a look -- or even...
Posted by Dave Munger at 11:50 AM • 5 Comments
Category: General / Site news
On Saturday, September 20, the action in North Carolina will be at the Asheboro zoo. All the North Carolina ScienceBloggers will be there, and you can too -- there will be a guided tour of the zoo led by one...
Posted by Dave Munger at 6:17 AM • 0 Comments
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