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Ira Hyman Ph.D.

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Ira Hyman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. He has published research on memory for song lyrics, the creation of false childhood memories, collaborative remembering, memory for traumatic events, and inattentional blindness for unicycling clowns. He is the co-editor, with Ulric Neisser, of Memory Observed: Remembering in Natural Contexts. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his Ph.D. from Emory University.

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The Stain on the Wall: How False Ideas Stick With Us

Out, damned spot. Lady Macbeth’s famous line concerns seeing the blood of a murdered man on her hands. But stains are hard to remove from our minds.

Out, damned spot. Lady Macbeth’s famous line concerns seeing the blood of a murdered man on her hands. But stains are hard to remove from our minds.

Are You an Expert Multitasker?

Are you an expert in multitasking? Do you regularly track multiple things? What does it mean to become good at multitasking?

Are you an expert in multitasking? Do you regularly track multiple things? What does it mean to become good at multitasking?

End Daylight Savings Time and Possibly Save Lives

This coming Monday, the alarm will call for you an hour earlier than last week. Less sleep is a brutal shock to the system.

This coming Monday, the alarm will call for you an hour earlier than last week. Less sleep is a brutal shock to the system.

As the Masks Come Off, Will We Recognize Anyone?

Face recognition is a holistic process, and we see faces as relationships among the features rather than simply a set of features.

Face recognition is a holistic process, and we see faces as relationships among the features rather than simply a set of features.