Psychology & Neuroscience

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What causes an inability to recall a melody, beat, or music?
Awarded Sep 19 at 0:41
What is the maximum number of objects an average human being can recognize at once?
Awarded Aug 7 at 2:25
What is the exact meaning of a "calculating" person?
Awarded May 31 at 17:07
How much power, in watts, does the brain use?
Awarded May 15 at 16:55
How reliable is this self-administered Mensa IQ test?
Awarded May 12 at 4:56
Why are some people attracted to people of other races?
Awarded May 8 at 19:32
Why do some students find it difficult to focus on study when at home?
Awarded Apr 27 at 6:07
How can reaction times be measured, and what affects it?
Awarded Apr 17 at 23:27
Explaining mathematically why most people chose 7 when asked to chose a number between 1-10
Awarded Apr 10 at 21:55
Why does learning new mental skills lead to headaches?
Awarded Mar 26 at 12:50
Why would I be asked to count backwards by 3, from 100 in a psychological test?
Awarded Mar 10 at 1:30
Can curiosity be described as an emotion?
Awarded Mar 7 at 4:57
Is there any credible evidence for the theory of Spiral Dynamics?
Awarded Feb 27 at 21:20
Is there a term for people who hate (or don't prefer ) things that are mainstream?
Awarded Feb 24 at 5:25
Why might sleeping on the floor alleviate PTSD symptoms?
Awarded Nov 9, 2022 at 5:22
Calculating d-prime
Awarded Nov 1, 2022 at 20:25
Curt Richter's rat hope experiment: Why did the first nine rats survive for days?
Awarded Oct 5, 2022 at 21:46
How to measure and quantify concentration or focus?
Awarded Sep 27, 2022 at 18:11
Reading vs. watching a lecture: which activity results in higher knowledge retention?
Awarded Sep 23, 2022 at 21:41
What areas of mathematics support the study of cognitive science?
Awarded Aug 24, 2022 at 5:30
Is there an audio equivalent of eidetic memory?
Awarded Aug 24, 2022 at 2:10
What is the relationship between rejection sensitive dysphoria and ADHD?
Awarded Aug 23, 2022 at 14:51
Are there any movies or series involving someone with ADHD?
Awarded Aug 23, 2022 at 14:51
Is there a reasonable scientific backing for Carl Jung's type theories?
Awarded Aug 10, 2022 at 22:37
Why do we always wake up at the climax of our dreams, even when it is an alarm that wakes us?
Awarded Jul 25, 2022 at 5:10
Why do some people react verbally to intrusive thoughts and/or embarrassing memories?
Awarded Jul 6, 2022 at 1:42
What is the threshold where actions are perceived as "instant"?
Awarded Jun 6, 2022 at 21:56
Is Maslow's hierarchy of needs really accurate at labeling sex as a physiological "need"?
Awarded Apr 26, 2022 at 9:56
Why is recognition easier than recall?
Awarded Apr 1, 2022 at 18:36
Fear of things that look like or resemble humans
Awarded Mar 25, 2022 at 21:55
Is it counter-productive to study while tired?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 8:10
How common are aromantics?
Awarded Nov 5, 2021 at 17:40
A definition of hatred towards your own nation
Awarded Oct 7, 2021 at 6:56
Kahneman's add one / three exercise
Awarded Sep 21, 2021 at 6:04
Is Freudian Psychology a scientifically valid contribution to the Cognitive Sciences?
Awarded Aug 17, 2021 at 4:50
Do people (under)value free stuff?
Awarded Aug 5, 2021 at 20:37
Which equation is Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve and what do the constants represent?
Awarded Jul 27, 2021 at 1:46
Is it true that drinking water before bed causes dreams to be more vivid?
Awarded Jul 26, 2021 at 0:40
Is it better to say "Don't forget" or "Remember" in written encouragement?
Awarded May 21, 2021 at 3:06
What adjectives can be used to describe emotional intelligence competences?
Awarded May 17, 2021 at 5:47
Does high IQ correlate with good social skills?
Awarded May 11, 2021 at 14:07
What is the difference between behavioral science and cognitive science?
Awarded Apr 18, 2021 at 23:55
Why did Karl Popper criticize Freud's theories?
Awarded Mar 4, 2021 at 15:50
Why are trans-women more common than trans-men?
Awarded Mar 3, 2021 at 0:50
How should I report results of a likelihood ratio test?
Awarded Feb 9, 2021 at 21:11
How long do dreams last?
Awarded Feb 7, 2021 at 14:27
Open source software for running Internet psychological experiments that collect reaction time data
Awarded Feb 6, 2021 at 3:06
Why is almost all therapy done as one-hour sessions weekly?
Awarded Dec 30, 2020 at 11:30
What test could I use to measure the short-term memory capacity of a group of people?
Awarded Oct 27, 2020 at 20:11
How is the Stanford Prison Experiment connected to Conformity?
Awarded Oct 14, 2020 at 17:43
Why are counsellors not supposed to give advice or lead the client? Is it possible for a counsellor not to be leading?
Awarded Sep 14, 2020 at 8:26
What is the difference between RR-intervals and NN-intervals in HRV-data?
Awarded Aug 8, 2020 at 3:27
What is the difference between Megalomania and Narcissism?
Awarded Jul 18, 2020 at 23:41
What is the difference between a bias and a heuristic explained in layman terms?
Awarded Jul 7, 2020 at 15:07
What is the relationship between identity and personality?
Awarded May 31, 2020 at 16:03
How does masturbation influence your brain and dreams?
Awarded May 24, 2020 at 10:42
What is input resistance and how to interpret its values?
Awarded May 8, 2020 at 21:33
What is the difference between Avolition and Laziness?
Awarded May 6, 2020 at 7:18
Why does the brain skip over repeated "the" words in sentences?
Awarded Apr 23, 2020 at 13:56
What is the current "accepted" science behind dream interpretation?
Awarded Apr 2, 2020 at 10:00
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