Category Archives: Misc Psych

Students do worse on quizzes when they use keyboards in class

Posted on January 16, 2015 by admin

“To Remember a Lecture Better, Take Notes by Hand: Students do worse on quizzes when they use keyboards in class.“ Written by Robinson Meyer for The Atlantic, May 1 2014. It seems the pen is mightier than the keyboard. At … Continue reading →

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‘Love drug’ makes group members lie more

Posted on May 2, 2014 by admin

BBC reports that administering the ‘cuddle hormone’ oxytocin makes members of a group lie more often. But the results are not really as counter-intuitive as they sound. The research believe that the results, “suggest that individuals in closely bonded groups … Continue reading →

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