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February 28, 2010

Psychology Blog Reaches Award Finals - British Psychological Society

Filed under: Psychology News — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 4:00 pm
The British Psychological Society's Research Digest has reached the finals of the Research Blogging Awards in the categories 'Best Psychology Blog' and 'Best Research Twitterer'. The Research Digest blog, which is written by Dr Christian Jarrett, has been growing in popularity every year since it began five years ago...

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January 5, 2010

The Neuroscience of MySpace

Filed under: Psychology Articles — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 10:00 pm
How does popularity affect how we judge music?We tend to say we like what other people like. No-one wants to stand out and risk ridicule by saying they don't enjoy universally loved bands, like The Beatles... unless they're trying to fit into a subculture where everyone hates The Beatles.But do people just pretend to like what others like, or can perceived popularity actually change musical prefe

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