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Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just Throw Them Away

By Guest PostNovember 28, 2012Health, Sciencebasic fat, computer, concept, grammar, javier horcajo, judgments, legumes, margarita gasco, mediterranean diet, negative thoughts, olive oil, pablo brinol, protection, psychological therapy, recycle bin, richard petty, spanish high school, spelling mistakes, student, unrefined cereals, vegetables, visualize

COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash.

In a new study, researchers found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw the paper away, they mentally discarded the thoughts as well.

On the other hand, people were more likely to use their thoughts when making judgments if they first wrote them down on a piece of paper and tucked the paper in a pocket to protect it. (more…)

What Do Animals ‘Know’? More Than You May Think

By Guest PostDecember 11, 2011Natureanimal, animal cognition, animal intelligence, judgments, knowledge, rational creatures, rats

Rats use their knowledge to make decisions when faced with ambiguous situations, UCLA psychologists report.

“Rats often make judgments and behave as if they’re rational creatures,” said UCLA associate professor of psychology Aaron Blaisdell, a member of UCLA’s Brain Research Institute and senior author of a new study published in the December issue of the journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. (more…)

Think you’ll ace that test? Think again. Then start studying

By Guest PostMarch 30, 2011Scienceautomatic processing, beliefs about memory, effortful processing, judgments, memory performance, metamemory, stability bias

We hold many beliefs about memory—for instance, if you study more, you learn more. We are also constantly making judgments about particular instances of learning and remembering—I’ll never forget this party! That was easy to understand. I’ll ace it on the test. (more…)

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Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just Throw Them Away

What Do Animals ‘Know’? More Than You May Think

Think you’ll ace that test? Think again. Then start studying