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Daniel Gilbert@danielgilbert.bsky.social · last yr.

Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com

Cover of the Handbook of Social Psychology 6th edition 2025
Béa Gonzalez@sophiacycles.bsky.social · 2y ago

Myth has been called an early form of psychology: the tales of heroes struggling through labyrinths or fighting with monsters brought to light impulses in obscure regions of the psyche that are not easily accessible to rational investigation~Karen Armstrong, 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth.com · 2y ago

🧠 How You Think About Being Alone Matters A new study finds that people who see solitude negatively feel lonelier - while those with positive views feel less lonely. Media portrayals may shape this effect. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #Psychology #Loneliness 🧪

How people think about being alone shapes their experience of loneliness - Nature Communications

Loneliness is a widespread problem that the media and public health campaigns frequently address. Here, the authors show that negative media portrayals of being alone may inadvertently make matters wo...

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The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 2y ago

Mothers of children with dyslexia often use metaphors like "alarm bells," "red flags," and "labyrinth" to describe their parenting experience. A communication researcher analyzes what these metaphors reveal about challenges families face: https://buff.ly/4fu2LnV #dyslexia

Mothers, metaphors and dyslexia: What language reveals about the challenges of a child’s learning disability

When talking about a child’s diagnosis of dyslexia, mothers rely on metaphors. A closer look at these metaphors reveals much about how schools can better help them.

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Psychonomic Society@psychonomicsociety.bsky.social · 2y ago

Visual impairments in Alzheimer’s are more common than you might think. A new test can help diagnose them. Read more in a post by @ankosov.bsky.social on a new Behavior Research Methods paper by Keir Yong, @jagreenwood.bsky.social, and colleagues

Visual impairments in Alzheimer’s are more common than you might think. A new test can help diagnose them.

We’ll start this one off with a bit of a test. Have a look at the images below – can you guess what they are? You might find a judgment like this a bit difficult, and tasks like this reveal that…

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