psychology – Kettinki

2024-04-03 @ 16.18.15 ∈ In English

I wonder if this is (at least partly) explans different people’s different video framerate prefences (30 vs 60 fps).

I spy with my speedy eye – scientists discover speed of visual perception ranges widely in humans

Some participants in the experiment indicated they saw the light as completely still when it was in fact flashing about 35 times per second, while others were still able to perceive the flashing at rates of over 60 times per second.

2024-03-17 @ 12.32.59 ∈ Suomeksi

Suomalaiskoulujen opettajat nöyryyttävät ja pilkkaavat oppilaita – Johtaa oppilaan aggressiiviseen käytökseen

Laura Liukko vietti kuusi viikkoa kouluissa pääkaupunkiseudulla. Hän huomasi, että oppilaan häiritsevä käytös oli usein seurausta opettajan toiminnasta.

2024-02-27 @ 13.02.33 ∈ In English

Center of the Universe

I read something on the internet one recent evening that made a brief and tangential reference to a serial killer preying on Marines in Southern California in the 1970s and early ’80s. Having been stationed at Camp Pendleton, I thought, “How come I never heard about this?”

2024-01-30 @ 14.39.02 ∈ In English

Why You’ve Never Been In A Plane Crash—Asterisk

Conducting a police-style investigation that faults a deceased pilot does nothing to affect the probability of future accidents. To follow the spirit of Annex 13, investigators must ask how others could be prevented from making the same mistakes in the future.

2023-12-21 @ 13.24.32 ∈ In English

At what point does the Santa myth become a harmful deception? | Psyche Ideas

The adults who remembered feeling the worst were at an older age when they learned about Santa, they tended to have found out abruptly, and from another person, rather than figuring it out on their own. Yet a similar number of children, and around 13 per cent of adults, recalled experiencing positive emotions upon learning Santa wasn’t real.

2023-12-19 @ 19.51.35 ∈ In English

Is it OK to let my kids watch the same show over and over again?

On subsequent viewings they may pick up more details about the characters, the songs, the context or even the subtle twists and turns of the plot. So this offers children insights into different characters, stories and ideas. […] Repeat watching also enables immersion into a make-believe world that provides comfort.

2023-11-29 @ 7.18.19 ∈ In English

Rubbish bins designed with children’s drawings rejected by residents

The orange bin collected more than 2 kilograms of litter on average, while the gray one collected 1.5 kilograms, but the one with children's drawings only collected 0.5 kilograms. Therefore, the orange bin was four times more effective than the one with children's drawings.

2023-10-24 @ 12.26.11 ∈ In English

(Lots of rambling about experiments, but the description in the quote I picked does feel familiar, tee-he.)

Déjà vu – a window on the past and a key to human survival | Aeon Essays

Déjà vu occurs when there is a hiccup in the system, and we notice the pull on our attention; it grabs hold of our focus, allowing us to catch a quick glimpse of our memory’s operation occurring in slow motion. What would ordinarily take place quickly beneath the surface […] suddenly has a light shining on the spot where the halt occurred, where the retrieval piece was not successful, and we find ourselves in a heightened state of searching our memory, trying to find out why the situation feels so familiar.

2023-10-12 @ 19.18.30 ∈ In English

How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

Engaging with frightening media and the emotions it creates in a safe setting can help people alleviate anxiety and build psychological resilience. However, our recent research, published in the British Journal of Psychology, shows that a heightened interest in learning about threats can also lead people to be interested in less constructive types of stories: conspiracy theories.