FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 4, 2018·5 min readHow People Judge Good From BadResearchers shed light on how people decide whether certain behaviors are moral or immoral.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 9, 2019·6 min readIn a split second, clothes make the man more competent in the eyes of othersThere may be some truth to the common idea that we judge a person's competence based on the clothes they wear. A new study reveals we perceive a person to have higher levels of competence if the clothes they wear look expensive.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 28, 2016·5 min readLasting First ImpressionsAccording to researchers, we continue to be influenced by a person's appearance even after we have interacted with them.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 29, 2018·5 min readSeverity of Crime Increases Jury’s Belief in GuiltA new study reports the more serious the crime, the more likely jurors are likely to believe a person is guilty, regardless of the amount of evidence.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 14, 2016·3 min readStudy Finds Facial Impressions Are Driven by Our Own ExperiencesResearchers report we make up our minds about others after seeing their faces for a fraction of a second, and that these snap judgments, which are usually incorrect, predict economic, legal, voting and other decisions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 18, 2019·5 min readYoung children judge others based on facial features as much as adults doChildren as young as five use facial appearance to determine meaningful judgements and expectations of the behavior of others.Read More