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Philosophy Meets Neuroscience: The Molyneux's Problem
Consider the Molyneux's problem
"If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he similarly distinguish those objects by sight if given the ability to see?" (Wikipedia)
There is recent evidence$^{1}$…
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Dopamine deficiency more frequent in the addiction prone?
I found this clip about dopamine deficiency.
...[P]eople with low dopamine activity may be more prone to addiction.
Is the reverse also true? Does susceptibility to addiction (genetic, etc.) have an effect on the likelihood that one may have a…
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Minimizing Halo Error
I'm working with a dataset wherein participants rate five different attributes of six device variants; the attribute ratings different variants are very tightly correlated, suggesting that this dataset has a problem with halo error--participants…
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Is it easier for people to remember longer words than words mixed with symbols?
I'm doing a study on why it is difficult to remember passwords. I would imagine that it would be easier for people to remember a password like "strawberryhouse" than "$tr@wb3rr!", even though the former has more characters.
Is there any research…
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How to restore and maintain a healthy sleep pattern?
Background: Some people over holiday periods or weekends get into sleep patterns that involve waking up very late in the day (e.g., 1pm), and then going to bed quite late (e.g.,, 4am). Such people can find it very difficult to bring back their sleep…
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Are motivation and efficiency inversely correlated?
Observation: Motivation and efficiency seem appear to me to be inversely correlated for most people. That is, I know some people who tend to get very excited about a goal and take large amounts of action but fail to plan efficiently, so a large…
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Research on "probabilistic thinking" in non-human animals?
We all seem to have a "probabilistic sense", which manifests itself in certain types of expectations (e.g. even if one has never used a bow to shoot an arrow, one expects that hitting a small target will be more difficult than hitting a large…
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To what extent does culture affect emotion perception?
In a globalized world, in spite of cultural differences, we share, at least at the symbolic level (language level), lots of things. Considering pictures that display emotions (affect), such as those offered by the International Affective Picture…
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In which situation should structural dissociation theory be applied?
In which specific situation you think is most appropriate to apply Van der Hart's SDT?
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What neurological processes occur with 'revulsion'?
As the title asks, what neurological processes occur when we feel revulsion?
By revulsion, I mean the involuntary and voluntary physical and psychological responses far stronger than the aversion discussed in this question to things like, in my…
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How can I prime aversion to conflict?
I'm looking for a way to prime subjects in an experiment to dislike exposure to conflict (arguments, anger between people, incivility, etc.). Does anyone know of a good method for this?
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What is the difference between drug withdrawal and sleep deprivation effects?
Personal sleep-deprivation study:
Recently, I posed a question that I'm sure many people find tough already: "Do I really need to sleep?", and so I tested myself, I spent two days without sleeping.
The result was:
I just can't handle this …
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Relationship between cognitive load and self-indulgent behavior in simple task completion
Background
A subject in an office-building setting is asked to memorize a list of numbers and to write them down on a whiteboard in another room on the opposite side of the building.
The subject must navigate a series of hallways in order to get…
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Do we need a pre-test to compare the effectiveness of two treatments?
Assume, I want to evaluate how effective two teachers are in teaching English to German children. Both teachers have been teaching at the same high school for twenty years, and both use a distinctly different pedagogical methodology. In fact a small…
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How to create a course that will give you synesthesia?
I'm thinking of creating a Memrise course that will include numbers and letters with corresponding colors, personality and sounds with aim of trying to develop some synesthesia in myself and anyone who's interested.
Is it possible to induce…
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