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Problem solving

Simulation and symbolic thinking in equations representing change

Ambar Narwal, Emily R. Fyfe, Benjamin Motz

published 18 Dec 2025

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Differential role of internet-based targeted persuasive advertising versus mass advertising on firms with unique qualities in an anchoring perspective

Zhao Jiang, Wu Dan, Yue Lin-Jun

published 01 Jul 2025

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A two-stage random-effects estimator for meta-analyses of the value per statistical life

Stephen C. Newbold, Chris Dockins, Nathalie Simon, Kelly Maguire, Abdullah Muhammad Sakib

published 13 Jun 2025

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Indicators to evaluate the labor insertion of people with disabilities in conventional companies in Spain: A Delphi study

Rafael Sánchez-Arizcuren, Esperanza García-Uceda, Bárbara Oliván-Blázquez

published 09 May 2025

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Unravelling the tapestry: Cross-cultural insights into intelligence and creativity

Vlada Alekseevna Repeykova, Anatoliy Vladimirovich Kharkhurin, Sergey Rostislavovich Yagolkovskiy

published 06 May 2025

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Thinking of norms—or being told what they are: The effect of social information on donation decisions

Hagit Sabato

published 25 Apr 2025

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Are quality assessments in science affected by anchoring effects? – Empirical results from a survey of authors assessing previously cited papers

Lutz Bornmann, Christian Ganser

published 09 Apr 2025

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INcreasing Adolescent social and Community supporT (INACT): Pilot study protocol

Daniel Hayes, Alexandra Burton, Feifei Bu, Neil Humphrey, Pamela Qualter, Emeline Han, Lou Sticpewich, Joely Wright, Jessica K. Bone, Sophia Maguire, Lucas Caetano Gonzalez Umpierrez, Emily Stapley, Marc S. Tibber, Daisy Fancourt

published 26 Mar 2025

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Happy-Productive worker thesis: The role of work characteristics, gender, and age

Jaime A. Bayona, William F. Durán, Jesús Perdomo-Ortiz, Delio I. Castañeda, Carlos A. Valencia, Pauline Fatien Diochon, Diego F. Alvarado

published 06 Mar 2025

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Gender differences in dictator giving: A high-power laboratory test

Iván Barreda-Tarrazona, Ainhoa Jaramillo-Gutiérrez, Marina Pavan, Gerardo Sabater-Grande

published 12 Feb 2025

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Impact of trainability on telomere dynamics of pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): An explorative study in aging dogs

Julia Weixlbraun, Durga Chapagain, Jessica Svea Cornils, Steve Smith, Franz Schwarzenberger, Franz Hoelzl

published 05 Feb 2025

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(Mis)estimation of the modal number of desired sexual partners

Arthur G. Shapiro, Rubie M. Peters, Anthony H. Ahrens

published 31 Dec 2024

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Testing for reviewer anchoring in peer review: A randomized controlled trial

Ryan Liu, Steven Jecmen, Vincent Conitzer, Fei Fang, Nihar B. Shah

published 18 Nov 2024

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