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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 editor of ResearchBlogging.org and a columnist on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. And yes, he is married to Greta.
December 30, 2008
Category: Research
[This entry was originally posted in April 2007] The Beck effect is difficult to replicate online, because it involves testing reaction times. However, I think I've figured out a way to approximate the effect. This movie (Quicktime required) will show...
Posted by Dave Munger at 8:57 AM • 11 Comments •
December 29, 2008
Category: Research
[This article was originally posted in February, 2007] The setting was an integrated suburban middle school: nearly evenly divided between black and white students. As is the case in many schools, white students outperformed black students both in grades and...
Posted by Dave Munger at 10:14 AM • 7 Comments •
December 26, 2008
Category: Casual Fridays
[Originally posted in December, 2006] So it's December 22, and you are one of the few people who hasn't already bagged out of work to get ready for the holidays. You've been absolutely deluged -- swamped with work -- the...
Posted by Dave Munger at 10:52 AM • 2 Comments •
December 24, 2008
Category: Fun and games
There's a fair bit of evidence that playing games can enhance your cognitive ability and prevent decline as we age. Or at least that's the excuse I use when I take a few minutes off during the course of the...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:35 PM • 22 Comments •
December 23, 2008
Category: Opinion
Two summers ago in Paris, I was astounded at the volume of traffic that somehow managed to negotiate the traffic circle at the Arc de Triomphe without incident. Here's the (poor quality) video I made to document traffic flow there:...
Posted by Dave Munger at 1:04 PM • 15 Comments •
December 19, 2008
Category: Casual Fridays
Last week's Casual Fridays study was inspired by my (incorrect) observation that the latest beta version of Firefox always displays tabs. (Actually, while it defaults to that setting, it's possible to disable it.) When I pointed this out on Twitter,...
Posted by Dave Munger at 5:45 PM • 13 Comments •
December 18, 2008
Category: Research
[This is our synchroblogging post in honor of PLoS ONE's second birthday. Why not write your own?] Ever wonder whether it's better to study all night before a big exam, or to get a good night's sleep, but maybe not...
Posted by Dave Munger at 1:01 PM • 11 Comments •
December 17, 2008
Category: Research
Earlier today we asked readers to imagine an angry face. Then, in a surprise poll, we asked what gender the face was. So far our results match those of a study led by D. Vaughn Becker: over three-fourths of the...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:44 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: Fun and games
Think about an angry face. Make a picture of it in your mind. Then, answer the poll below....
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:05 PM • 19 Comments •
December 15, 2008
Category: Research
When I was 12 years old, I sometimes got to ride the train from Seattle to my aunt's house in Portland. Staring at the countryside flashing past the train window, it seemed to me that the landscape was rotating in...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:58 PM • 5 Comments •
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