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Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger now writes at The Daily Monthly. He is co-founder and editor of ResearchBlogging.org and a columnist on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. And yes, he is married to Greta.
September 30, 2009
Category: In other news
Here are my picks this week for the best psychology/neuroscience posts on ResearchBlogging.org. Who feels pain after surgery...LONG after surgery? As many as 50 percent of patients report pain long after surgery. Healthskills examines a paper exploring some of the...
Posted by Dave Munger at 10:56 AM • 2 Comments •
September 29, 2009
Category: Research
Imagine you learned your romantic partner was unfaithful to you. Would you be more upset if he or she had sex with someone else, or if they had fallen in love with someone else? Several studies have found that the...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:05 PM • 19 Comments •
September 25, 2009
Category: Casual Fridays
A couple weeks ago I discussed the Troxler Effect in my column on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. Some people said they couldn't see the illusion, so I thought it might be interesting to play around with the effect and see if people can...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:12 PM • 9 Comments •
September 24, 2009
Category: Research
As an undergraduate, at my school it was practically a requirement to steal silverware from the campus cafeteria. There were students who'd commandeered full sets of china. The desk clerk at my dorm used to say that the only thing...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:55 PM • 10 Comments •
September 23, 2009
Category: In other news
My column on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM today addresses the definition of "addiction." Does it make sense to lump all dependence on substances and even all habits under the umbrella of "dependence?" Here's a selection: We often think of true addicts as street...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:44 PM • 7 Comments •
September 22, 2009
Category: Research
Imagine your neighbor has a dog that regularly escapes her yard. One day you see the dog escape and return it to her. She thanks you by giving you a piece of delicious home-made apple pie. This happens several days...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:01 PM • 18 Comments •
September 18, 2009
Category: Casual Fridays
Last week's Casual Fridays study was inspired by my annoyance at a website form which required me to constantly switch between typing in information and selecting it from a menu. I wondered if there was really any significant benefit to...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:10 PM • 28 Comments •
September 17, 2009
Category: Research
Teens who routinely exercise (especially in organized activities like team sports) are less likely to smoke or abuse drugs or alcohol. This fact alone might make it seem like a no-brainer to include physical activities in substance-abuse prevention and treatment...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:00 PM • 7 Comments •
September 16, 2009
Category: In other news
My column for SEEDMAGAZINE.COM today covers the fascinating research on perceptual illusions. While these illusions are often amazing in their own right, what's more important is what they tell us about the visual system, and how common they really are:...
Posted by Dave Munger at 1:09 PM • 6 Comments •
September 15, 2009
Category: Research
We've talked a lot on Cognitive Daily about change blindness: the inability to spot visual differences between images and even real people and objects right before our eyes. The most dramatic demonstration might be Daniel Simons' "experiment" that took place...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:09 PM • 5 Comments •
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