Researchers are concerned about whether manipulations have the intended effects. Many
journals and reviewers view manipulation checks favorably, and they are widely reported in …

Background Rapid technological advancements have laid the foundations for the use of
artificial intelligence in medicine. The promise of machine learning (ML) lies in its potential …

People often discount evidence that contradicts their firmly held beliefs. However, little is
known about the neural mechanisms that govern this behavior. We used neuroimaging to …

The potential for big data to provide value for psychology is significant. However, the pursuit
of big data remains an uncertain and risky undertaking for the average psychological …

The massive volume of data that now covers a wide variety of human behaviors offers
researchers in psychology an unprecedented opportunity to conduct innovative theory-and …

Expressions of moral sentiment play a fundamental role in political framing, social solidarity,
and basic human motivation. Moral rhetoric helps us communicate the reasoning behind our …

Informed by research on readability and language acquisition, computational linguists have
developed sophisticated tools for the analysis of linguistic complexity. While some tools are …

Conspiracy theories have gained much academic and media attention recently, due to their
large impact on public events. Crisis informatics researchers have examined conspiracy …

The Moral Foundations Dictionary (MFD) is a useful tool for applying the conceptual
framework developed in Moral Foundations Theory and quantifying the moral meanings …

Project descriptions in donation-based crowdfunding are supposed to give a full account of
the incidents and help compensate for the lack of social cues, on which donors rely to judge …