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Using Italian data on the universe of mandatory tests conducted in a low-stakes setting without air conditioning, we investigate the effect of temperature on student performance, with a focus on how manipulation distorts causal estimates of temperature effects on test scores. While high...
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susceptible to likelihood insensitivity. We also find a similar pattern in a representative population sample where cloudy weather … help explain re al-world phenomena such as financial markets that react to regular fluctuations in weather conditions. …
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variation in daylight and local weather. We find some evidence that environmental mood variables (local weather, length of day …
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Theoretical and empirical studies show that inclement weather on an election day reduces turnout, potentially swinging … the results of the election. Psychology studies, however, show that weather affects individual mood, which -- in turn … effect of weather, through its effect on mood, on the way in which voters who do turn out decide to cast their votes. The …
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Theoretical and empirical studies show that inclement weather on an election day reduces turnout, potentially swinging … the results of the election. Psychology studies, however, show that weather affects individual mood, which -- in turn … effect of weather, through its effect on mood, on the way in which voters who do turn out decide to cast their votes. The …
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Humans rely on temperature cues to navigate and make sense of their social world. In two experiments we find that part of this process can be detected in the perception and memory of faces. We conducted two studies to find this effect through a method called “reverse correlation”, where we...
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