Many animal societies rely on highly influential keystone individuals for proper functioning. When information quality is important for group success, such keystone individuals have the potential to diminish group performance if they possess inaccurate information. Here, we test whether information quality (accurate or inaccurate) influences collective outcomes when keystone individuals are the...

Epistemic curiosity—the desire for knowledge—is typically thought to benefit learning. In four preregistered studies, we show that interest curiosity, a facet of epistemic curiosity characterized by joyful exploration, is indeed associated with traits and abilities These include general knowledge, intellectual humility, discernment the quality information. contrast, deprivation motivated uncert...

Photosensitive epilepsy is relatively rare. However, a large proportion of individuals with epilepsy perceive that they are at an increased risk of a seizure whilst exposed to specific photic material. The difference between perceived and real risk may be due to inadequate education and misinformation. One half of the participants in the present survey could not recall being informed of the res...

Another issue that trouble the novice is how much statistical knowledge one needs to have. There is no straight answer to this question; we feel that the information provided in this article is probably the bare minimum needed by most, if not all, researchers embarking on a research project. What about performing your own statistical analysis using statistical software? Although ability to hand...

This article proposes an innovative 3-D surface contouring approach for automatic and accurate free-form surface reconstruction using a sensor integration concept. The study addresses a critical problem in accurate measurement of free-form surfaces by developing an automatic reconstruction approach. Unacceptable measuring accuracy issues are mainly due to the errors arising from the use of inad...