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When the desired behavior is performed, a sound is played. When the test subjects reach deep sleep, that same sound is played repeatedly. Subjects were then more likely to perform the desired behavior.
The article, "Unlearning implicit social biases during sleep" appears in the journal Science; an abstract and full report are available.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @02:07AM
I'd be hesitant to believe any study out of these fields due to all the subjectivity, bias, and the lack of scientific rigor. Many times, no alternative possibilities are even considered,
like that maybe Anthropogenic Global warming is not actually real, or that some races are in fact more violent and not as intelligent as others, or that some genders are not as good at math and science, and than an invisible sky fairy wants me to have quiverful of kids and marry young girls . . . Did I leave any of the "other possibilities" out?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @02:39AM
Nope, you've pretty much nailed the modern Republican party.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @05:15AM
Those do seem like the types of conclusions social 'scientists' would reach, being that it is mostly subjective and pseudoscientific. Mainly, I'm referring to studies that the one described here. [soylentnews.org] It's worth it to investigate other possibilities and not pretend as if the possibility you thought of is the only one that exists; that is bad science.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @09:32AM
Those do seem like the types of conclusions social 'scientists' would reach, being that it is mostly subjective and pseudoscientific.
Or, stated just slightly differently, "I do not agree with these findings that prove that I am a complete and total ignoramous, who believes things that have no basis in reality, and I wish that social scientists would agree with me, which I am sure they would, if I could pay them enough money, because I know that if someone where to pay me enough money, I would say what ever they wanted me to say, because I am a person of principle, and once I am bought, I stay bought, not matter what actual reality based Scientists say. Unless they can make a better deal?"
I love how you put 'scientists" in scare quotes, as if you were scared of them. Booo! Begone, you purveyor of completely incorrect ideas! We will hound you into the ground of actual data, and roast you over the coals of peer review! You DARE challenge science, with you piddly contrary opinion? Oh dear, my less that accomplished political operative, you have been defeated in ways you cannot even fathom. Social scientists even now are descending upon you, covertly, of course, to find out what makes you tick. I, for one, hope you can continue to tick, but maybe with a slightly increased appreciation for the "less precise" sciences? If not, we will have to recommend you for a lobotomy. Crude procedure, but effective for the less intellectual gifted.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @10:00AM
Or, stated just slightly differently
Only in a straw man world could that be considered to be only slightly different. Psychology [arachnoid.com] and its ilk are not as scientific as some people think.
I respect scientific fields such as physics, biology, and the like. I'm not a global warming denier. These things tend to be far more rigorous and measure objective reality, even if they aren't always perfect. However, I have little respect for fields of science where so many researchers are biased, reach arbitrary conclusions based on the data, and pretend that the data gathering is objective when it is inherently subjective. I put the word "scientists" in quotes because sometimes I find it hard to believe they're actual scientists; it has nothing to do with fear.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @10:38AM
Ah, once again we have Tom Cruise posting on SoylentNews! Such a great honor, and much craziness!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @12:15PM
Psychology covers anything dealing with the brain or nervous system; psychology includes all branches of neuroscience and neurology, branches of pharmacology and toxicology, and many other things. Its about as scientific as you can get.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @03:45PM
Wrong, for the reasons already stated. Subjectivity, bias, and a lack of scientific rigor are seemingly more present. You cannot honestly claim that the social 'sciences' can compare to a field like, say, physics. There's simply too much subjective guesswork and too many instances where researchers fail to consider alternative possibilities than the ones their bias led them to.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @03:55PM
Psychology is not a "social 'science'" as you put it. Try understand what psychology actually is [wikipedia.org] instead of making up your own definition for it to suit your argument. The biological and cognitive branches of psychology are just as "hard" a science as physics or chemistry, as is a significant chunk of the behavioral branch (behavioral neuroscience); there's far more to psychology than your intentionally-limited definition which only consists of the social and psychoanalysis branches.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @04:45PM
Well, I was obviously targeting the social sciences.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @06:38PM
Except for, you know, when you specifically said that psychology was one too. Some branches of psychology deal with stuff similar to social sciences, but "some" != "all". Psychology is not a "social 'science'" but some "social 'sciences'" may fall under psychology.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2015, @03:37AM
Which I was specifically talking about things classified under social sciences. Looks like I caused confusion.