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SUPPORTEDIs it true that Taking breaks during learning improves cognitive function and memory consolidation?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Learned helplessness refers specifically to behaviorisms conditioning?SUPPORTEDIs it true that The uncanny valley phenomenon applies to aural stimuli as well as visual?SUPPORTEDIs it true that LSD induces functional connectivity between disparate sensory regions in the brain?REFUTEDIs it true that Any arbitrary able-bodied human can develop exceptional cognitive talent and genius across multiple disciplines?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sensory deprivation impairs cognitive abilities?SUPPORTEDIs it true that People bite their nails involuntarily due to underlying psychological and physiological triggers?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Humans exhibit measurable behavioral and physiological responses to auditory warning signals.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that People care more about round-number milestones than adjacent numbers due to psychological framing effects?CONTESTEDIs it true that Motivational interviewing techniques can be effectively self-administered without a counselor?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Memory for color is both accurate and malleable.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Visual hallucinations are highly prevalent among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Specific personality traits cause non-cruel behavior in humans?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Confidence and overconfidence are distinct psychological constructs with different neural correlates?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Closure is an established psychological term relating to the cognitive filling in of missing information?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Vagus nerve stimulation can be used to treat depression?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Specific hormones stimulate non-sexual intimate behavior?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Short-term memory ability is an inherited trait?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sadness and emotional distress cause physical chest pain?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Missing teenage years of development leads to permanent psychological deficits?SUPPORTEDIs it true that There are distinct statistical correlations between HEXACO and NEO-PI personality factors?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Emotional processing is lateralized in the human brain?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Human cognition includes involuntary mental reflexes?REFUTEDIs it true that Certain brain regions remain structurally unchanged over a human lifetime?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Animals learn to identify predators through innate recognition and learned environmental cues?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Memory loss over time follows a mathematical decay function?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Optimal strategies for quickly memorizing various types of content are supported by cognitive literature.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Systematic under- or over-estimation of general knowledge quantities is driven by specific cognitive biases.?REFUTEDIs it true that Narcissistic personality disorder is untreatable?SUPPORTEDIs it true that The inner voice used for thought has a specific neurobiological basis?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Practice makes perfect has a distinct neurological basis in neuroplasticity?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Specific behavioral treatments effectively reduce procrastination in individuals with ADHD?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cognitive biases can be theoretically predicted using dual process theory?SUPPORTEDIs it true that There is a standardised questionnaire measuring the tendency to think emotionally versus logically?REFUTEDIs it true that Mindfulness is the psychological opposite of self-regulation?CONTESTEDIs it true that Images of eyes promote prosocial behavior?SUPPORTEDIs it true that One biological sex is demonstrably more sexually selective than the other.?REFUTEDIs it true that All conscious experiences are successfully encoded and stored as memories.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Alexithymia is the clinical term for the inability to express emotions?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Visual acuity limits prevent clear vision outside the specific focal point?CONTESTEDIs it true that Daily use of two or more languages enhances cognitive capacity and executive function?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Transcranial magnetic stimulation can facilitate human learning processes?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sociology and cognitive sciences share overlapping theoretical frameworks regarding human behavior?REFUTEDIs it true that Sleep studies show that a percentage of humans have an intrinsic biological clock of 28 hours or greater?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Specific psychological traits motivate individuals to engage in cyberbullying.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Emotional intelligence can be developed and learned?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Certain configurations of the travelling salesman problem are uniquely difficult for humans to solve.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Curiosity and exploratory behavior are driven by specific neurological and psychological reward systems?SUPPORTEDIs it true that ADD and ADHD are well-defined clinical constructs?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Psychology journals have published articles promoting reproducible data analysis?
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