BPS Research Digest
Your free, fortnightly roundup of the latest psychology research from the British Psychological Society.
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Cognitive Control Helps Cheaters To Stay Honest — And Honest People To Cheat
By Emma Young. Neuroimaging findings suggest that effect of effortful cognitive processes depends on people's "moral default".
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Bee Brains And Eyebrows: The Week’s Best Psychology Links
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web
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Our Ability To Perceive Musical Beat Becomes More Refined Through Childhood
By Emma Young. Feeling the beat may seem instinctive, but it is learned — and training does make it better.
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When Causing Harm Is Unavoidable, We Prefer To Cause More Harm For More Benefits Rather Than Less Harm For Fewer
By Matthew Warren. Studies show that when it's impossible to avoid harm, we’re less harm-averse than past work has suggested.
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Which Human Experiences Are Universal?
By Emma Young. Some of the most fascinating insights from large, cross-cultural studies into the human experience.