Non-expert is not often a term that one would associate with scientific research, but it could become a new trend in psychology research. Some recent studies have begun to rely on non-expert students to observe and provide data during experiments. In a research project about early autism detection in infants, Dr...
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December 11, 2009
Personalities accurately judged by physical appearance alone
Observers were able to accurately judge some aspects of a stranger's personality from looking at photographs, according to a new study. Self-esteem, ratings of extroversion and religiosity were correctly judged from physical appearance.
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June 8, 2009
We’re unable to read our own body language
A fascinating study has shown that we're unable to read insights into ourselves from watching a video of our own body language. It's as if we have an egocentric blind spot. Outside observers, by contrast, can watch the same video and make revealing insights into our personality.The premise of the new study is the tip-of-the-iceberg idea that what we know about ourselves is fairly limited, with ma
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