Research suggests that a critical cognitive mechanism involved in false memory is semantic memory. Humans are highly susceptible to false memory error which poses a problem for the reliability of eyewitness testimony. To combat this problem researcher . . .

Previous research has found a consistent association between stressful life events and depressive symptoms. However, it is not well understood why some individuals are more vulnerable to depressive symptoms following a stressful life event than others . . .

Yoga has become an increasingly popular form of exercise in the West with promising findings of improved physiological and psychological well-being. However, researchers have expressed concern in its efficacy in a clinical setting. This study aimed to . . .

Previous research has documented that human females report a number of preference changes for sexual partners and sexual activity during the high- relative to low-fertility days of the ovulatory cycle. Less studied, however, are the effects of female . . .

This study explored correlates and predictors of procrastination in a large sample of adults. It explored procrastination as a multidimensional construct consisting of arousal, avoidant, and decisional procrastination. These sub-forms of procrastinati . . .

The present study addressed the roles that oxytocin and empathy play in moral judgment on actions involving the killing of one person to save the lives of a larger number of people. Additionally, the study sought to determine whether trait empathy and . . .

Throughout vertebrate evolution, asymmetries in the ability to inflict costs and defend resources (i.e., formidability) likely impacted individual fitness and collecting information about formidability (e.g., size, strength, fighting ability) would ha . . .

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Given the rapid growth of online learning resources, combined with recent research findings on the positive effects of observing gesture during a learning experience, these studies aimed to examine the impact of deictic gestures (i.e., pointing action . . .

Working memory is a construct central to cognition as it serves as the theoretical bridge between short term and long term memory. Current models of working memory describe function and organization differently based on structural or neural activation . . .