Cognitive Sciences Weekly Newsletter - Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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Top new questions this week: How can we scientifically measure love? I want to understand the psychology of love, and I found the Triangular Theory of Love on Wikipedia from this question, which I think is very believable. However, there is a big section on mixed ... social-psychology measurement love   asked by Laura 6 votes answered by Josh 7 votes Thinking, Fast and Slow vs. Mindfulness vs. Flow I've been wondering how dual-process theory, which is described in Daniel Kahneman's book "Thinking, Fast and Slow", relates to mindfulness and the state of being in the present moment and the flow ... cognitive-psychology decision-making attention positive-psychology meditation   asked by Piotr 6 votes answered by Christian Hummeluhr 3 votes Do distractors create false learning in multiple choice questions? I use quizzes in teaching, but have started to worry that they do more harm than good. Here's why: We have all learned from "the testing effect" that the act of taking a test is part of the practice ... memory   asked by Carl Hamilton 5 votes What is the psychological effect of wearing black clothes? Background: I read that black is usually favored by people who are dominant. I read that the black color projects dominance, and also hides the person's feelings. Police, for example, adopt black as a ... social-psychology communication color   asked by XWorm 4 votes answered by Christian Hummeluhr 7 votes Difficulty of expressing thoughts verbally Some people find it difficult to express their thoughts verbally. They may often feel that their words don't give their thoughts enough justice, and that their thoughts could've been verbalized ... cognitive-psychology language communication metacognition   asked by zenith 4 votes answered by Christian Hummeluhr 2 votes The mind as a state of matter or physical system? I read a fascinating ArXiV preprint last year called Consciousness as a State of Matter. In this paper, physicist Max Tegmark proposed a formalization of consciousness in terms of a distinctive state ... methodology consciousness philosophy-of-mind mathematical-psychology dynamic-systems   asked by Christian Hummeluhr 3 votes answered by Christian Hummeluhr 0 votes When using APA style citations, is it acceptable to have page numbers for everything? I am taking a psychology class. The professor wants us to use APA format for citations. I have read that if I am not quoting material directly, then the page numbers are not required. However, I ... apa-style   asked by Stan Shunpike 3 votes answered by Jeromy Anglim 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How can I create computer based psychology experiments using OS X? I've used E-prime to create computer based psychology experiments (you know, the kind where you for example show a number of pictures to the participant and record their responses to them, for example ... methodology experimental-psychology software   asked by Speldosa 21 votes answered by Mike Lawrence 20 votes Is there any standardized test / questionnaire to measure frustration? I'm looking for a well-established standardized test to measure frustration (level) of humans. Is there such an instrument? I'm looking for a relatively short test that assesses frustration level at ... emotion measurement test   asked by user6189 5 votes answered by user30295 6 votes Can you answer these? Is there a psychological/physical reason why sometimes your brain won't switch off when you want to sleep? What is happening to the brain when you are trying to sleep but can't? I think this is a fairly common phenomena. In a situation when you are tired and ready to sleep, why can't you switch off? It's ... neurobiology sleep physiology   asked by queenslug 3 votes Evolution of laughter In one of his books (cannot recall title now) Konrad Lorentz (ethology study) describes the phenomenon of the appearance of a friendly smile as a spontaneous inversion of a warning grin. He does not ... emotion evolution   asked by hOff 3 votes

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