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As Psychology and Neuroscience Editor for ResearchBlogging.org, each week I choose 3-4 of the best posts from around the blogosphere in those categories. Here are my picks for this week:
This week, we've got an selection of posts exploring the increasingly complex and sometimes unsettling roles that social media and technology play in our social lives.
First, Erina Lee of eHarmony Labs writes about the accuracy of the online profile picture. Is an accurate photo better than a perfect photo?
Dr. Shock describes recent research investigating the relationship between Facebook use and academic performance, in college students.
Are people more likely to lie by email than by old school pen and paper? Daniel Hawes of Ingenious Monkey / Twenty-To-Five reviews a recent experiment that suggested that they do.
Finally, a post of my own exploring the possibility that e-Readers might offer a value-added experience for school-aged children when reading books for class.