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Do children show top-down processing as much as adults do?
There has been much research into how top-down processing works, such as the suggestibility of patients to mishear lyrics based on what the patients are told they are.
Is there any research to show that this behavior is evident at a young age,…
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What is the effect of high expectations on long-term happiness?
Are there any studies about the long term effects of having high expectations of oneself on one's happiness? Does crashing after failing to reach unrealistic goals significantly impact long-term happiness?
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Does individual work performance follow a Paretian distribution?
O'Boyle and Aguinis (2012) wrote a paper arguing that individual job performance follows a Paretian distribution rather than a normal distribution (put simply, a very long tail to the right, rather than a bell-shape).
The abstract was as…
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Are there any standard tests to measure psychopathy?
While looking into another question on how to measure the adoption of norms, I came to wonder whether there are any standard tests to measure psychopathy.
What are the accepted standard tests to measure psychopathy?
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Criteria for evaluating cognitive systems
In the first chapter of the book "How to Build a Brain", Chris Eliasmith quickly establishes some criteria which he will use to evaluate Spaun, the cognitive system described in the book. He describes them in great detail in Chapter 8, but below is…
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What are the characteristics that make complex problem solving complex?
In real-world problem-solving tasks that many people call "complex" (like flying a jet, programming, fixing a car, fighting a fire - the type investigated by the naturalistic decision making community) what are the key characteristics that separate…
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What are the mathematical models of memory?
Are there mathematical models of memory in humans or animals?
I want to know how neuroscientists use mathematics to describe memory in living creatures. How do neuroscientists model memory and show how it works by mathematics?
I am a theoretical…
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Why do long range axons in mammals travel in white matter tracts?
I am curious to know as to why long range, myelinated axons prefer to convene and form white matter tracts, rather than simply reach its target in an arbitrary fashion. Is there some kind of evolutionary advantage to this phenomena? Or is this an…
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Does perception have a "frame rate"?
Are the objects of visual perception processes divisible into individual, still frames, like video is? If so:
Are the perceptions from different senses synced to the same frequency?
Are these "stills" instances of perceiving motionlessness?
Is the…
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Why does a person feel sad without knowing the reason?
I have known people to behave in a way they despise, and they don't know why.
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What is a more modern interpretation of the terms egosyntonic/egodystonic?
Egosyntonic thoughts/ideas are those that are consistent with self-image, and egodystonic thoughts are recognized as inconsistent.
For example, in obsessive compulsive disorder, the patient will often recognize that their behaviors are strange or…
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How is motivation influenced by chance of reward?
Sometimes, I work on a project where there is a chance that the whole project will become irrelevant before it is finished. I have noticed that even though I believe that the risk of this happening is small, it will significantly influence my…
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What is the optimal exercise regime for improving cognitive functioning?
It seems that researchers agree that physical exercise increases cognitive abilities. This seems to work universally for all ages: children, adults and old people.
It is suggested that everyone should exercise for half an hour at least 3 times a…
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How can I incentivize users to perform creative tasks?
Gamification is often used to incentivize people into performing small, repetitive tasks. For example, as a Stack Overflow user, I receive 2 reputation points for an accepted edit. I can earn badges by reviewing series of potentially problematic…
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Has there been any research done that contrasts point-based and achievement-based gamification methods?
Stack Exchange is a good example of these two methods of gamification:
Reputation
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I am curious as to whether there has ever been any research done that defines and contrasts these methods? I am specifically interested in discovering what…
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