Meta-analysis: Children overestimate their task performance in various domains, recently even more than before. srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Good-looking politicians skip parliamentary sessions and labor-intensive activities more often, but are invited to talk shows more frequently. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

People who perceive themselves as victims are much more willing to condone and perpetrate political violence. researchgate.net/profile/Boaz-H…

Scientists and policy practitioners are overly optimistic about the treatment effects of social interventions, especially if they consider themselves experts in the field. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Meta-analysis: The mere presence of a smartphone does not make you dumber. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Even at the age of four, children are convinced that an omnipotent God has the power to overcome the laws of physics, but that he can do nothing to the fundamental moral laws within us. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

ChatGPT's life coaching was perceived as more helpful, empathetic and balanced than that of professional advice columnists. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

The 'fusiform' face area of the brain also churns to life in the blind when they recognize faces via sound. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Psychotherapy is hardly any more effective than a placebo sugar pill. academic.oup.com/book/54240/cha…

People feel like they knew all along that another couple's breakup was on the horizon after the breakup has occurred. spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/spb/…

'Moderate alcohol intake benefits working memory performance throughout the adult lifespan to a greater extent than whole-life abstinence.' link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Power shifts in American politics are driven by moderate voters who become more unhappy the longer the opposing party is in power. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Women who use cannabis are twice as likely to orgasm during sex, probably because the weed calms the amygdala and increases openness to altered states of consciousness. researchgate.net/profile/Suzann…

A simple 'hello' or 'thank you' to people you don't know or only know superficially can increase your life satisfaction. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

The widespread idea that wisdom comes with age is empirically untenable. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Objective uncertainty, which refers to future events that have not yet been determined, can be the spice of life, making entertainment more enjoyable. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Humans have an ingrained willingness to cooperate with each other, which makes them fundamentally different from other great apes. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

As the gap between rich and poor widens, Americans increasingly believe that wealth always comes at the expense of others - except their own wealth. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

During the COVID pandemic, people desired each other to be pessimistic about the dangers of the disease. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bd…