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rempsyc: Convenience functions for psychology

R package of convenience functions to make your workflow faster and easier. Easily customizable plots (via *ggplot2*), nice APA tables exportable to Word (via *flextable*), easily run statistical tests or check assumptions, and automatize various …

Phi, Fei, Fo, Fum: Effect sizes for categorical data that use the chi-squared statistic

In both theoretical and applied research, it is often of interest to assess the strength of an observed association. Existing guidelines also frequently recommend going beyond null-hypothesis significance testing and to report effect sizes and their …

Pratiques cliniques inspirées par la recherche en psychologie positive / Clinical practices inspired by research in positive psychology

Introduction. Research in positive psychology suggests that certain psychotherapy practices yield substantial clinical benefits, but it is not always clear to clinicians which practices to prioritize or how to integrate them into psychotherapy. Goal. …

The Rubber Hand Illusion: Top-down attention modulates embodiment

The Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI) creates distortions of body ownership through multimodal integration of somatosensory and visual inputs. This illusion largely rests on bottom-up (automatic multisensory and perceptual integration) mechanisms. However, …

Body swapping with a Black person boosts empathy: Using virtual reality to embody another

Perspective-taking, whether through imagination or virtual-reality interventions, seems to improve intergroup relations; however, what intervention leads to better outcomes remains unclear. This pre-registered study collected measures of empathy and …

Self-concept clarity and the bodily self: Malleability across modalities

The self has fascinated scholars for centuries. Although theory suggests that the self-concept (cognitive self-understanding) and bodily self (pre-reflective awareness of one’s body) are related, little work has examined this notion. To this end, in …

Book review: Awareness is freedom: The adventure of psychology and spirituality

In Awareness is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and Spirituality, Ivtzan (2015) bridges the gap between these two traditions by arguing convincingly that they are not merely compatible, but complementary. The back-cover states that its purpose …

Patterns of bronchial challenge testing in Canada

Background: Bronchial challenge testing (BCT) measures airway hyperresponsiveness; asthma guidelines recommend using BCT when symptoms manifest despite normal spirometry. Improper application of these guidelines commonly results in the misdiagnosis …

On suggestibility and placebo: A follow-up study

Identifying what makes some people respond well to placebos remains a major challenge. Here, we attempt to replicate an earlier study in which we found a relationship between hypnotic suggestibility and subjective ratings of relaxation following the …