The Best of British Psychological Society
10+ most popular British Psychological Society articles, as voted by our community.
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British Psychological Society on Language
'Dad jokes? That’s the way eye roll…’
A duck walks into a pharmacy and says, ‘Give me some lip balm – and put it on my bill’. Whether you laughed or not – and I have my doubts – this is, at least technically, a joke. Specifically, it’s…
British Psychological Society on Personal Finance
Most of us don’t have a desire for unlimited wealth
Do humans always want more, or are we sometimes just happy with our lot? This debate has long raged in multiple disciplines: economics, politics, and even philosophy. And whether an unlimited desire…
British Psychological Society on Psychology
How to master the art of conversation, according to psychology
By Emma Young. Psychology provides some intriguing insights into how best to handle conversations, to turn strangers into new friends, and new friends into life-long confidantes.
«So, go on, next time you’re with a stranger, why not try striking up a conversation — it’ll probably go better than you think»
Labelling something a “conspiracy theory” does little to stop people from believing it
By Emma Young. People call ideas they already consider unbelievable “conspiracy theories”, rather than being influenced by the label to stop believing them.
British Psychological Society on Sleep
Coffee can’t fix all the cognitive impairments caused by a bad night’s sleep
By Emma Young. Caffeine restored vigilant attention to regular levels – but had barely any impact on another type of performance that is important for all kinds of jobs.
British Psychological Society on Teaching
Learning by teaching others is extremely effective
The findings have practical implications for how the learning-by-teaching approach is applied in education and training. By Christian Jarrett
British Psychological Society on Time Management
Good Time Management Seems To Have A Bigger Impact On Wellbeing Than Work Performance
By Emily Reynolds. Time management skills more strongly correlated with wellbeing than with academic or job performance in meta-analysis.
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Watching A Lecture Twice At Double Speed Can Benefit Learning Better Than Watching It Once At Normal…
By Emma Young. But timing matters: students only benefited if the second viewing was immediately before a test.
«These new results certainly suggest that this isn’t right: double-time viewing was just as good as normal viewing. It seems, then, that as long as the material can still be accurately perceived and comprehended, it’s okay to speed up playback.»
People with no mind’s eye have less vivid and detailed memories
By Matthew Warren. People with aphantasia also show deficits when describing hypothetical future events.
Top performers don’t always provide the best advice
By Emma Young. But top performers do offer more advice, which can be misinterpreted as a sign of quality.
Striving For Perfection, Rather Than Excellence, Can Kill Creativity
By Emily Reynolds. “Excellencism” predicted higher creativity and increased openness, while perfectionism predicted lower scores on these measures
Study Finds People Who Played Video Games For Longer Had Greater Wellbeing (But Direction Of Causality Isn’t…
By Matthew Warren. Study is one of first to work with industry to obtain real data about people’s playing habits.
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