Publications by authors named "A M Ledgerwood"
Background: Cutaneous neuralgia (CN) is a common challenge for surgical consultation. This report describes directed cutaneous neurectomy (DCN) for persistent CN.
Methods: From 2010 through 2022, DCN was performed 112 times in 100 patients.
Article Synopsis
- People form summarized attribute preferences (e.g., traits they like in others) based on their experiences and the context in which they observe these attributes.
- Four studies revealed that these preferences can predict decisions about situations, like joining a dating website, based on descriptions rather than personal experience.
- Notably, there is a distinction between summarized preferences, which relate to abstract liking, and functional preferences, which are based on direct experience with attributes.
Both early social psychologists and the modern, interdisciplinary scientific community have advocated for diverse team science. We echo this call and describe three common pitfalls of solo science illustrated by the target article. We discuss how a collaborative and inclusive approach to science can both help researchers avoid these pitfalls and pave the way for more rigorous and relevant research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychological science is at an inflection point: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities that stem from our historically closed and exclusive culture. Meanwhile, reform efforts to change the future of our science are too narrow in focus to fully succeed. In this article, we call on psychological scientists-focusing specifically on those who use quantitative methods in the United States as one context for such conversations-to begin reimagining our discipline as fundamentally open and inclusive.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed psychological research by changing the questions psychologists can investigate and the methods they use.
- The article emphasizes the importance of focusing on socially relevant areas of psychology due to the pandemic's impact on human interactions.
- It addresses shifts in psychological phenomena caused by the pandemic and explores both theoretical and practical considerations for conducting research, ultimately aiming to enhance the strength of psychological science.