You judge people by your own hidden assumptions.
The trait-inference task demonstrates that you spontaneously label others with personality traits within milliseconds of seeing a face.
Willis & Todorov, 2006, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The trait-inference task demonstrates that you spontaneously label others with personality traits within milliseconds of seeing a face.
Willis & Todorov, 2006, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You judge people by your own hidden assumptions.
The trait-inference task demonstrates that you spontaneously label others with personality traits within milliseconds of seeing a face.
oddlywired.github.io
November 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
You judge people by your own hidden assumptions.
The trait-inference task demonstrates that you spontaneously label others with personality traits within milliseconds of seeing a face.
Willis & Todorov, 2006, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The trait-inference task demonstrates that you spontaneously label others with personality traits within milliseconds of seeing a face.
Willis & Todorov, 2006, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You perceive time as slower when you are afraid.
A 2007 study demonstrated that participants in high-arousal states, such as bungee jumping, overestimated the duration of temporal intervals.
Stetson et al., 2007, PLOS ONE
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2007 study demonstrated that participants in high-arousal states, such as bungee jumping, overestimated the duration of temporal intervals.
Stetson et al., 2007, PLOS ONE
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You perceive time as slower when you are afraid.
A 2007 study demonstrated that participants in high-arousal states, such as bungee jumping, overestimated the duration of temporal intervals.
oddlywired.github.io
November 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
You perceive time as slower when you are afraid.
A 2007 study demonstrated that participants in high-arousal states, such as bungee jumping, overestimated the duration of temporal intervals.
Stetson et al., 2007, PLOS ONE
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2007 study demonstrated that participants in high-arousal states, such as bungee jumping, overestimated the duration of temporal intervals.
Stetson et al., 2007, PLOS ONE
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain interprets sound as a visual flash.
A 2000 study demonstrated that hearing multiple beeps can trick you into seeing a single flash as multiple flashes.
sound-induced flash illusion
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2000 study demonstrated that hearing multiple beeps can trick you into seeing a single flash as multiple flashes.
sound-induced flash illusion
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain interprets sound as a visual flash.
A 2000 study demonstrated that hearing multiple beeps can trick you into seeing a single flash as multiple flashes.
oddlywired.github.io
November 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Your brain interprets sound as a visual flash.
A 2000 study demonstrated that hearing multiple beeps can trick you into seeing a single flash as multiple flashes.
sound-induced flash illusion
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2000 study demonstrated that hearing multiple beeps can trick you into seeing a single flash as multiple flashes.
sound-induced flash illusion
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You overvalue items because you own them.
A 1990 study demonstrated that sellers consistently ask for higher prices than buyers are willing to pay for the exact same commodity.
Kahneman, Knetsch, & Thaler, 1990, Journal of Political Economy
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 1990 study demonstrated that sellers consistently ask for higher prices than buyers are willing to pay for the exact same commodity.
Kahneman, Knetsch, & Thaler, 1990, Journal of Political Economy
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You overvalue items because you own them.
A 1990 study demonstrated that sellers consistently ask for higher prices than buyers are willing to pay for the exact same commodity.
oddlywired.github.io
November 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
You overvalue items because you own them.
A 1990 study demonstrated that sellers consistently ask for higher prices than buyers are willing to pay for the exact same commodity.
Kahneman, Knetsch, & Thaler, 1990, Journal of Political Economy
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 1990 study demonstrated that sellers consistently ask for higher prices than buyers are willing to pay for the exact same commodity.
Kahneman, Knetsch, & Thaler, 1990, Journal of Political Economy
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Describing a face makes you worse at identifying it.
A 1990 study found that participants who wrote a verbal description of a face were significantly less likely to correctly pick it out of a lineup later.
Schooler and Engstler-Schooler, 1990, Cognitive Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 1990 study found that participants who wrote a verbal description of a face were significantly less likely to correctly pick it out of a lineup later.
Schooler and Engstler-Schooler, 1990, Cognitive Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Describing a face makes you worse at identifying it.
A 1990 study found that participants who wrote a verbal description of a face were significantly less likely to correctly pick it out of a lineup later.
oddlywired.github.io
November 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Describing a face makes you worse at identifying it.
A 1990 study found that participants who wrote a verbal description of a face were significantly less likely to correctly pick it out of a lineup later.
Schooler and Engstler-Schooler, 1990, Cognitive Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 1990 study found that participants who wrote a verbal description of a face were significantly less likely to correctly pick it out of a lineup later.
Schooler and Engstler-Schooler, 1990, Cognitive Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your language shapes how your brain perceives color.
A 2007 study showed that Russian speakers, who have distinct words for light and dark blue, could categorize these colors faster than English speakers.
Winawer et al., 2007, PNAS
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2007 study showed that Russian speakers, who have distinct words for light and dark blue, could categorize these colors faster than English speakers.
Winawer et al., 2007, PNAS
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your language shapes how your brain perceives color.
A 2007 study showed that Russian speakers, who have distinct words for light and dark blue, could categorize these colors faster than English speakers.
oddlywired.github.io
November 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Your language shapes how your brain perceives color.
A 2007 study showed that Russian speakers, who have distinct words for light and dark blue, could categorize these colors faster than English speakers.
Winawer et al., 2007, PNAS
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2007 study showed that Russian speakers, who have distinct words for light and dark blue, could categorize these colors faster than English speakers.
Winawer et al., 2007, PNAS
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain treats numbers as physical space.
The SNARC effect reveals that humans associate smaller numbers with the left side of space and larger numbers with the right.
Dehaene et al., 1993, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The SNARC effect reveals that humans associate smaller numbers with the left side of space and larger numbers with the right.
Dehaene et al., 1993, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain treats numbers as physical space.
The SNARC effect reveals that humans associate smaller numbers with the left side of space and larger numbers with the right.
oddlywired.github.io
November 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Your brain treats numbers as physical space.
The SNARC effect reveals that humans associate smaller numbers with the left side of space and larger numbers with the right.
Dehaene et al., 1993, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The SNARC effect reveals that humans associate smaller numbers with the left side of space and larger numbers with the right.
Dehaene et al., 1993, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain creates patterns where there are none.
A 2008 study found that individuals who were prompted to feel a lack of control were more likely to perceive illusory patterns in random noise.
Whitson and Galinsky, 2008, Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2008 study found that individuals who were prompted to feel a lack of control were more likely to perceive illusory patterns in random noise.
Whitson and Galinsky, 2008, Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain creates patterns where there are none.
A 2008 study found that individuals who were prompted to feel a lack of control were more likely to perceive illusory patterns in random noise.
oddlywired.github.io
November 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Your brain creates patterns where there are none.
A 2008 study found that individuals who were prompted to feel a lack of control were more likely to perceive illusory patterns in random noise.
Whitson and Galinsky, 2008, Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2008 study found that individuals who were prompted to feel a lack of control were more likely to perceive illusory patterns in random noise.
Whitson and Galinsky, 2008, Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You feel less distressed just by naming your emotions.
Affect labeling—putting your feelings into words—significantly reduces activity in the amygdala, the brain's emotional center.
Lieberman et al., 2007, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Affect labeling—putting your feelings into words—significantly reduces activity in the amygdala, the brain's emotional center.
Lieberman et al., 2007, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You feel less distressed just by naming your emotions.
Affect labeling—putting your feelings into words—significantly reduces activity in the amygdala, the brain's emotional center.
oddlywired.github.io
November 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
You feel less distressed just by naming your emotions.
Affect labeling—putting your feelings into words—significantly reduces activity in the amygdala, the brain's emotional center.
Lieberman et al., 2007, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Affect labeling—putting your feelings into words—significantly reduces activity in the amygdala, the brain's emotional center.
Lieberman et al., 2007, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You assign human traits to objects to satisfy a need for connection.
A 2008 study found that individuals experiencing social exclusion were more likely to attribute human-like intentions to inanimate gadgets.
Epley et al., 2008, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2008 study found that individuals experiencing social exclusion were more likely to attribute human-like intentions to inanimate gadgets.
Epley et al., 2008, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You assign human traits to objects to satisfy a need for connection.
A 2008 study found that individuals experiencing social exclusion were more likely to attribute human-like intentions to inanimate gadgets.
oddlywired.github.io
November 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
You assign human traits to objects to satisfy a need for connection.
A 2008 study found that individuals experiencing social exclusion were more likely to attribute human-like intentions to inanimate gadgets.
Epley et al., 2008, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2008 study found that individuals experiencing social exclusion were more likely to attribute human-like intentions to inanimate gadgets.
Epley et al., 2008, Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You are blind to the persistence of your own thoughts.
The harder you attempt to suppress a specific thought, the more frequently it enters your awareness.
Wegner et al., 1987, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The harder you attempt to suppress a specific thought, the more frequently it enters your awareness.
Wegner et al., 1987, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You are blind to the persistence of your own thoughts.
The harder you attempt to suppress a specific thought, the more frequently it enters your awareness.
oddlywired.github.io
November 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
You are blind to the persistence of your own thoughts.
The harder you attempt to suppress a specific thought, the more frequently it enters your awareness.
Wegner et al., 1987, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The harder you attempt to suppress a specific thought, the more frequently it enters your awareness.
Wegner et al., 1987, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Nature restores your capacity to focus on hard tasks.
Attention Restoration Theory suggests that natural environments replenish your depleted cognitive resources, unlike urban environments.
Kaplan, 1995, Journal of Environmental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Attention Restoration Theory suggests that natural environments replenish your depleted cognitive resources, unlike urban environments.
Kaplan, 1995, Journal of Environmental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Nature restores your capacity to focus on hard tasks.
Attention Restoration Theory suggests that natural environments replenish your depleted cognitive resources, unlike urban environments.
oddlywired.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Nature restores your capacity to focus on hard tasks.
Attention Restoration Theory suggests that natural environments replenish your depleted cognitive resources, unlike urban environments.
Kaplan, 1995, Journal of Environmental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Attention Restoration Theory suggests that natural environments replenish your depleted cognitive resources, unlike urban environments.
Kaplan, 1995, Journal of Environmental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You remember stories better when they have emotional tension.
The 'arousal-biased competition' model states that emotional stimuli occupy your memory resources at the expense of neutral background details.
Mather and Sutherland, 2011, Perspectives on Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc
The 'arousal-biased competition' model states that emotional stimuli occupy your memory resources at the expense of neutral background details.
Mather and Sutherland, 2011, Perspectives on Psychological Science
#PsycSci #cogpsyc
You remember stories better when they have emotional tension.
The 'arousal-biased competition' model states that emotional stimuli occupy your memory resources at the expense of neutral background details.
oddlywired.github.io
October 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
You create memories of things that never actually happened.
The study found that about 50% of participants reported being sure they heard the lure word.
Roediger and McDermott, 1995, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The study found that about 50% of participants reported being sure they heard the lure word.
Roediger and McDermott, 1995, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You create memories of things that never actually happened.
The study found that about 50% of participants reported being sure they heard the lure word.
oddlywired.github.io
October 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
You create memories of things that never actually happened.
The study found that about 50% of participants reported being sure they heard the lure word.
Roediger and McDermott, 1995, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The study found that about 50% of participants reported being sure they heard the lure word.
Roediger and McDermott, 1995, Journal of Experimental Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You accept risks more when they are presented as gains.
The framing of a decision as a 'save' versus a 'loss' shifts your tolerance for risk, even when the math is identical.
Tversky and Kahneman (1981), The Framing of Decisions
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The framing of a decision as a 'save' versus a 'loss' shifts your tolerance for risk, even when the math is identical.
Tversky and Kahneman (1981), The Framing of Decisions
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You accept risks more when they are presented as gains.
The framing of a decision as a 'save' versus a 'loss' shifts your tolerance for risk, even when the math is identical.
oddlywired.github.io
October 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
You accept risks more when they are presented as gains.
The framing of a decision as a 'save' versus a 'loss' shifts your tolerance for risk, even when the math is identical.
Tversky and Kahneman (1981), The Framing of Decisions
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The framing of a decision as a 'save' versus a 'loss' shifts your tolerance for risk, even when the math is identical.
Tversky and Kahneman (1981), The Framing of Decisions
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You value things more when they are scarce.
Research shows that participants in a 1975 study rated identical items as significantly more valuable simply because they were told supply was limited.
Worchel et al., 1975, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Research shows that participants in a 1975 study rated identical items as significantly more valuable simply because they were told supply was limited.
Worchel et al., 1975, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You value things more when they are scarce.
Research shows that participants in a 1975 study rated identical items as significantly more valuable simply because they were told supply was limited.
oddlywired.github.io
October 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
You value things more when they are scarce.
Research shows that participants in a 1975 study rated identical items as significantly more valuable simply because they were told supply was limited.
Worchel et al., 1975, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Research shows that participants in a 1975 study rated identical items as significantly more valuable simply because they were told supply was limited.
Worchel et al., 1975, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You claim to know things that do not exist.
When presented with lists containing fictional concepts, many people claim they are familiar with them.
Paulhus et al., 2003
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
When presented with lists containing fictional concepts, many people claim they are familiar with them.
Paulhus et al., 2003
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You claim to know things that do not exist.
When presented with lists containing fictional concepts, many people claim they are familiar with them.
oddlywired.github.io
October 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
You claim to know things that do not exist.
When presented with lists containing fictional concepts, many people claim they are familiar with them.
Paulhus et al., 2003
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
When presented with lists containing fictional concepts, many people claim they are familiar with them.
Paulhus et al., 2003
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You cannot find the word you know you know.
The tip-of-the-tongue state represents a partial retrieval failure where you access the definition but not the label.
Brown & McNeill, 1966
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The tip-of-the-tongue state represents a partial retrieval failure where you access the definition but not the label.
Brown & McNeill, 1966
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You cannot find the word you know you know.
The tip-of-the-tongue state represents a partial retrieval failure where you access the definition but not the label.
oddlywired.github.io
October 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
You cannot find the word you know you know.
The tip-of-the-tongue state represents a partial retrieval failure where you access the definition but not the label.
Brown & McNeill, 1966
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
The tip-of-the-tongue state represents a partial retrieval failure where you access the definition but not the label.
Brown & McNeill, 1966
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Small changes are invisible against large existing quantities.
Weber’s Law states that the just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to its intensity.
Weber's Law, Ernst Heinrich Weber
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Weber’s Law states that the just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to its intensity.
Weber's Law, Ernst Heinrich Weber
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Small changes are invisible against large existing quantities.
Weber’s Law states that the just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to its intensity.
oddlywired.github.io
October 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Small changes are invisible against large existing quantities.
Weber’s Law states that the just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to its intensity.
Weber's Law, Ernst Heinrich Weber
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Weber’s Law states that the just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to its intensity.
Weber's Law, Ernst Heinrich Weber
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Venting your anger makes you more aggressive, not less.
A 2002 study showed that participants who hit a punching bag to vent anger were more aggressive than those who sat quietly.
Brad Bushman (2002) in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2002 study showed that participants who hit a punching bag to vent anger were more aggressive than those who sat quietly.
Brad Bushman (2002) in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Venting your anger makes you more aggressive, not less.
A 2002 study showed that participants who hit a punching bag to vent anger were more aggressive than those who sat quietly.
oddlywired.github.io
October 25, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Venting your anger makes you more aggressive, not less.
A 2002 study showed that participants who hit a punching bag to vent anger were more aggressive than those who sat quietly.
Brad Bushman (2002) in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 2002 study showed that participants who hit a punching bag to vent anger were more aggressive than those who sat quietly.
Brad Bushman (2002) in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain prefers a world with simple, rigid categories.
Psychological essentialism leads you to believe that objects and people have an underlying, unchanging nature.
Medin and Ortony (1989) on psychological essentialism
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Psychological essentialism leads you to believe that objects and people have an underlying, unchanging nature.
Medin and Ortony (1989) on psychological essentialism
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain prefers a world with simple, rigid categories.
Psychological essentialism leads you to believe that objects and people have an underlying, unchanging nature.
oddlywired.github.io
October 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Your brain prefers a world with simple, rigid categories.
Psychological essentialism leads you to believe that objects and people have an underlying, unchanging nature.
Medin and Ortony (1989) on psychological essentialism
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Psychological essentialism leads you to believe that objects and people have an underlying, unchanging nature.
Medin and Ortony (1989) on psychological essentialism
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain prefers a simple solution over a perfect one.
In 1956, Herbert Simon identified that people search for an option that meets a threshold rather than the mathematical maximum.
Simon, 1956, Psychological Review
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
In 1956, Herbert Simon identified that people search for an option that meets a threshold rather than the mathematical maximum.
Simon, 1956, Psychological Review
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
Your brain prefers a simple solution over a perfect one.
In 1956, Herbert Simon identified that people search for an option that meets a threshold rather than the mathematical maximum.
oddlywired.github.io
October 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Your brain prefers a simple solution over a perfect one.
In 1956, Herbert Simon identified that people search for an option that meets a threshold rather than the mathematical maximum.
Simon, 1956, Psychological Review
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
In 1956, Herbert Simon identified that people search for an option that meets a threshold rather than the mathematical maximum.
Simon, 1956, Psychological Review
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
#cogpsyc #Psychology #Perception
Self-nominate for 2027 Intern Junior Editorial Positions at JEP:HPP. Apply by November 27, 2026
Term begins January 1, 2027
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Self-nominate for 2027 Intern Junior Editorial Positions at JEP:HPP. Apply by November 27, 2026
Term begins January 1, 2027
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JEP:HPP seeks 2027 Intern Junior Editors
12-month editorial positions. $1,500 USD stipend. International applicants welcome. Apply by November 27, 2026.
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Self-nominate for 2027 Intern Junior Editorial Positions at JEP:HPP. Apply by November 27, 2026
Term begins January 1, 2027
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Self-nominate for 2027 Intern Junior Editorial Positions at JEP:HPP. Apply by November 27, 2026
Term begins January 1, 2027
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You value a goal more when it requires significant effort.
A 1959 study demonstrated that individuals rated a discussion group as more interesting if they had to undergo an embarrassing initiation to join it.
Aronson & Mills, 1959, Effort Justification
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 1959 study demonstrated that individuals rated a discussion group as more interesting if they had to undergo an embarrassing initiation to join it.
Aronson & Mills, 1959, Effort Justification
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
You value a goal more when it requires significant effort.
A 1959 study demonstrated that individuals rated a discussion group as more interesting if they had to undergo an embarrassing initiation to join it.
oddlywired.github.io
October 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
You value a goal more when it requires significant effort.
A 1959 study demonstrated that individuals rated a discussion group as more interesting if they had to undergo an embarrassing initiation to join it.
Aronson & Mills, 1959, Effort Justification
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology
A 1959 study demonstrated that individuals rated a discussion group as more interesting if they had to undergo an embarrassing initiation to join it.
Aronson & Mills, 1959, Effort Justification
#PsycSci #cogpsyc #psychology