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Chimpanzees Stayed in an ‘Invisible Cage’ After Zoo Enclosure Was Enlarged – South African Study
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Chimpanzees Stayed in an ‘Invisible Cage’ After Zoo Enclosure Was Enlarged – South African Study

Captive chimpanzees are one of the most popular species kept in zoos because of their charismatic appeal and similarity to humans. They are the closest living relatives of humans because of the shared genes and behavioural and psychological similarities. Zoos are ethically bound to care for the animals they house. Many provide environments that care...

Guessing Game: Response May Bias Understanding of Future Scenarios
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Guessing Game: Response May Bias Understanding of Future Scenarios

Does previous experience bias a person in future estimations? Yes, Osaka Metropolitan University researchers in Japan report, but only if the person engages higher processing powers by responding, as opposed to simply observing. They made their findings through experiments involving participants estimating the number of dots flashed on a screen. Participants either had to input...

The Role of History in How Efficient Color Names Evolve
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The Role of History in How Efficient Color Names Evolve

Suppose two speakers of the same language are playing a guessing game where each has the same color swatches, and Player 1 tries to get Player 2 to guess a hue by naming the color. If the second player consistently guesses correctly as often as possible, that indicates their language has an efficient color naming...

Many Reported Gender Differences May Actually Be Power Differences
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Many Reported Gender Differences May Actually Be Power Differences

Why do men and women seem so different? According to a study, a wide range of gender differences that have been attributed to biological sex may actually be due to differences in power. Psychological differences between men and women have multiple possible explanations, including natural selection for sex-specific adaptations on the one hand and socialization...

Why We Hate to Wait
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Why We Hate to Wait

Back in 1981, Tom Petty sang that the waiting is the hardest part. New research from The University of Texas helps to explain why. In two recent papers, Annabelle Roberts, Texas McCombs assistant marketing professor, explores the internal negotiations that happen when people feel impatient: whether they’re standing in a long queue or awaiting an important...

Jealousy – We Understand Our Own Sex Best
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Jealousy – We Understand Our Own Sex Best

Do you really know why your partner gets jealous? We understand a surprising amount about other people’s jealousy, but we understand our own sex best. We may not always fully understand why our partners get jealous, and women and men often get jealous for completely different reasons. Two researchers from the Norwegian University of Science...

Hiring the Most Qualified Candidate Might Be Unfair
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Hiring the Most Qualified Candidate Might Be Unfair

Both liberals and conservatives are more likely to believe that merit-based hiring is unfair after learning about the impacts of socioeconomic disparities, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. People from across the political spectrum also are more likely to support programs that encourage socioeconomic diversity after learning about the effects of...

Study Suggests Secret for Getting Teens to Listen to Unsolicited Advice
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Study Suggests Secret for Getting Teens to Listen to Unsolicited Advice

A new study may hold a secret for getting your teenager to listen to appreciate  your unsolicited advice. The University of California, Riverside, study, which included “emerging adults” — those in their late teens and early 20s — found teens will appreciate parents’ unsolicited advice, but only if the parent is supportive of their teens’...

Back in the USSR: New High School Textbooks in Russia Whitewash Stalin’s Terror as Putin Wages War on Historical Memory
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Back in the USSR: New High School Textbooks in Russia Whitewash Stalin’s Terror as Putin Wages War on Historical Memory

Hey, kids, meet Josef Stalin. New Russian high school textbooks – introduced in August 2023 on the instruction of President Vladimir Putin – attempt to whitewash Stalinist crimes and rehabilitate the Soviet Union’s legacy. While schools and teachers previously could pick educational materials from a variety of choices, these newly created textbooks are mandatory reading...