Research on self-treatment of “writer’s block” – a timeline critical appraisal
Research on the self-treatment of ‘Writer’s Block’ is vast and diversified. You might enjoy reading these articles, they are a …
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p-Hacking – A call for ethics
p-hacking consists of the exhaustive exploitation of data through the use of different analytical models and/or the manipulation of the application criteria of …
Sobre o Significado da Significância Estatística
A obtenção de resultados estatisticamente significativos (i.e. valor p < 0,05) é muitas vezes motivo de apreço e de celebração …
Zombies in Evidence Based Research
It is very rewarding when you see a former student publishing about Zombies. The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the …
Retrospective observational study of Santa Claus
The results of this study dispel the traditional belief that Santa Claus rewards children based on how nice or naughty they have been in the previous year. Santa Claus is less likely to visit children in hospitals in the most deprived areas. Potential solutions include a review of Santa’s contract or employment of local Santas in poorly represented regions.
‘Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’: People who think they are drunk also think they are attractive
Abstract This research examines the role of alcohol consumption on self-perceived attractiveness. Study 1, carried out in a barroom (N= …
Yes Sir, no Sir, not much difference Sir.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess whether making the sender’s knighthood explicit in a series of letters would have any detectable effect …
