Psychology

Cognitive Dread: People Would Rather Get An Electric Shock Than Think About Going To The Dentist

Faced with inevitable pain, most people choose to get over with as soon as possible, according to a new paper in which participants chose between real painful stimuli in the form of electric shocks, and imagined painful dental appointments occurring at di ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 22 2013 - 9:48am

This Holiday, Engage In Less Political Correctness And You Could Be Healthier

This week, Americans officially start focusing on Christmas holiday celebrations and that means a lot of high-calorie food. ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2013 - 1:24pm

Awe-Inspiring Nature Might Increase Belief In The Supernatural

Awe-inspiring moments, like the sight of the Grand Canyon or the Aurora Borealis, might increase our tendency to believe in God and the supernatural, according to a new paper in Psychological Science which suggests that awe-inspiring sights increase our m ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 8:19am

Quality People Avoid Companies That Screen Social Media Accounts

A recent paper from North Carolina State University found that companies that screen the social media accounts of job applicants alienate potential employees – making it harder for them to attract top job candidates.   In some cases, social media screenin ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2013 - 3:54pm

Violent Video Games Make Teens Eat More And Cheat More- Psychologists

Playing violent video games not only increases aggression, it also leads to less self-control and more cheating, according to  a paper in Social Psychological and Personality Science. The psychologists found that teens who played violent video games ate m ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 1:10pm

Black Friday: When It Comes To Retailers, Goodwill Has A Short Shelf Life

It's Black Friday in the US- the day after Thanksgiving and was once the beginning of the Christmas season. That means a lot of shopping and that means a lot of anxiety about local retailers versus online vendors. It turns out that local stores, espe ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 29 2013 - 7:30am

Moral Outrage Has A Big Impact On Jurors

Trials are often as partially showmanship along with the facts- both attorneys are trying to pick jurors who are most likely to go their way. Moral outrage may be a secret weapon. The last time you were morally outraged you probably felt felt angry, but d ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 3 2013 - 4:03pm

Smart Like A Crocodile?

The crocodile is a pretty shrewd hunter- they even use lures to hunt their prey, according to Vladimir Dinets, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and colleagues, who say they have observed two crocod ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2013 - 6:41pm

You Don't Need To Take Pictures Of Everything- And Taking Photos May Impede Memory

Visit a museum these days and you'll see people using their smartphones and cameras to take pictures of works of art, archeological finds, historical artifacts, and every other object and most of them will never be looked at again. Even worse, while ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2013 - 10:55am

For Elites Only: Half Of Psychiatrists Won't Take Health Insurance

A standard joke among the elites of New York City And Los Angeles is that everyone is in therapy- it's possible because they are likely more rich and, it turns out, many psychiatrists are not interested in patients who aren't wealthy enough to n ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2013 - 7:03pm