9 Modern Cognitive Psychology Studies To Know

From mind blanks and mind wandering to precrastination, through self-deception and time perception, cognitive psychologists reveal all.

We are all too aware of inhabiting a thick and sometimes impenetrable forest of thoughts.

Yet their appearance or sudden disappearance often remains a mystery.

From mind blanks to mind wandering, precrastination, self-deception and time perception, cognitive psychologists have revealed that our thought processes are often even more strange than we might imagine.

For example:

• Why are our minds biased towards adding rather than taking away?
• Why is it so important to change your mind?
• How does our heartbeat affect our perception of time?

All of these questions and more are explored in these 9 cognitive psychology studies from the members-only section of PsyBlog:

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1. Each Heartbeat Creates A ‘Wrinkle’ In Our Perception Of Time
2. Has Relying On GPS Ruined Our Natural Ability To Navigate?
3. Precrastination: Why People Complete Tasks Early When There’s No Need
4. Why Changing Your Mind Is So Important
5. The 4 Ways That People Lie To Themselves
6. This Is The Most Socially Acceptable Prejudice On The Planet
7. Humans Are Biased Towards Adding Rather Than Taking Away
8. Allowing The Mind To Wander Is More Pleasant Than We Predict
9. Mind Blanks Are Normal Among Healthy People

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Author: Dr Jeremy Dean

Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004. View all posts by Dr Jeremy Dean