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What is the optimal length of a training session?
When a practice session is too long, there will presumably be a point where no further significant gains can be made without a break. At what point will this be?
Update: This question was originally about the length of an initial training session,…
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Is the symbolic meaning of dark/black and light/white innate in humans?
Dark/black and light/white have symbolic meanings(1, 2). Dark/black represents, among others: Grief, evil, mystery (often with hidden threats), lack of knowledge, etc. Light/white represtents, among others: Purity, sincerity, good, happiness,…
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What are the main causes of whether a person becomes introverted or extraverted?
Genetics is obviously an important cause of whether someone becomes extraverted or introverted. But what percentage is genetics and what percentage is the environment? What factors in the environment are most important in determining this trait?
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Best practice to handle double negatives when using the expectancy-value model?
My question is regarding the multiplicative combination rule in the Expectancy-value model developed by Fishbein and Ajzen, and the issues regarding the expectancy value-muddle, or the case of "double negatives," in the multiplicative…
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What's the difference between projecting and mirroring?
In Psychology 101, I learned about Projecting and Mirroring... I know one is where an individual sees his own problems in other people... I always forget the other concept and/or confuse the two. What's the difference between projecting and…
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Does practicing Ravens Progressive Matrices tests inflate your IQ score?
I'm 16 years old and a year ago I got obsessed about IQ. I took a Raven IQ test and scored 115. Then during the autumn and winter of last year I took some more IQ tests using RPM and scored 126 on almost all of them. I took the Raven IQ test again…
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Are there advantages of psychopathic traits?
After watching a fairly engaging 2016 TEDx talk titled "Psychopaths and three reasons why we need them" I was hoping to read more systematic/traditional research output from its author, Armon Tamatea. But looking through his publications list I was…
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Is there evidence for a unique isolated internal representation of loved ones?
Some time ago, I've read that the most significant people in a person's life have their own internal representation/model of within the person's mind. For example:
An internal representation of a spouse
An internal representation of parents,…
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How is the g-factor of intelligence calculated?
I am currently reading Dr. Richard Haier's book The Neuroscience of Intelligence and I am a little confused about the g-factor. Note that I have no education in psychology outside of general ed courses at university.
I have two questions regarding…
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Is this brain map scientifically correct?
I'm not an expert in neuroscience but always read about information that seems conflicting to me. On one side I hear that the idea of single brain functions localized in specific brain areas is incorrect since everything is processed globally and on…
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Childhood IQ and pattern of drug use in adulthood
A study by White et al. (2012) using a large UK sample concludes that
In this cohort, high childhood IQ was related to illegal drug use in adulthood.
Note that this does not refer to habitual use, but to have ever having tried illegal…
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Procedures behind establishing the IQ scale
There are some good answers about testing individual's intelligence, and about mathematics side of the IQ scale, e.g:
When current IQ tests are developed, the median raw score of the norming sample is defined as IQ 100 and scores each standard…
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Is there a database of emotional stimuli available?
For my research I need to use emotional stimuli to use for habituation to certain emotion.
Are there any databases available (preferably free or not expensive) of non-linguistic stimuli I could use? (example: music, pictures, videos)
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What, if any, objective tests were designed for the assessment of altruism?
In an article by Santacreu et al. (2006) there is a mention of altruism assessment within the framework of the Character Education Inquiry (CEI):
If we return to the first half of the last century, we can find
important precedents of objective…
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Does introducing an element of play, hunt, or competition make feeding more rewarding?
I have limited experience feeding wildlife, and while it's fun to watch and I'm sure fun for the wildlife too, I'm interested in just how much fun. Is there's any noticeable difference in the following scenarios?
Scenario A: a bird is given a…
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