Psychology

If You Are Against Abortion, People Are Less Likely To Tell You They Had One

Abortion has been federal law in America for over 40 years, yet every election cycle politicians in Democratic Congressional districts campaign on the issue- and sociologists write about this common medical procedure. How common? So common it happens more ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2014 - 3:54pm

Good Science Is Not Enough: To Succeed In Academia, Grad Students Need To Work The System

There are a number of government-funded campaigns to promote more participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, with the promise that a PhD means basic discovery and improving the human condition. Yet what is left out of expens ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 4 2014 - 2:00pm

Inspiration Or Self-Loathing? Why Do Women Buy Magazines That Promote Glamorous Body Images?

Fashion and beauty magazines are tremendously successful, as are television ad campaigns where women who are 5'10" and weigh 120 lbs. model jeans. Clearly, most women do not look like that and never will, so why do they buy magazines and clothes ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2014 - 3:22pm

Addiction Recovery Means A Lot Of Sleepless Nights

Addiction recovery has numerous pitfalls and the inability to sleep only compounds the risk of relapse, so persistent insomnia is a concern, write researchers in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. The authors believe that the incidence of insomnia in earl ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2014 - 8:30am

More Gambling Does Not Lead To More Gambler Addiction- Study

Online gambling has exploded in the last decades and several states, hungry for more revenue without direct taxes, have approved measures to legalize various types of gambling. Critics contend that will lead to more crime and more broken homes due to gamb ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2014 - 5:31pm

In Modern Leaders, Looking Healthy Is More Important Than Looking Smart

John F. Kennedy didn't just win the presidential election in 1960 because an alarming number of dead people in Chicago and Texas voted for him, it was only close in the first place because his debate with Vice-President Richard Nixon was televised- a ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2014 - 9:30am

Liberals Make Emotional Decisions, Conservatives Make Reasoned Ones, Say Psychologists

If you voted for a Democrat this week, it may not be because of the issues, it may be because your emotions caused you to gloss over facts, according to a paper in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Emotions are obviously powerful forces in human ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 7 2014 - 10:16am

"Chemical Farmers": Profits Are So High, Why Don't More Farmers Switch To Organic?

Organic food has quietly become a Big Ag behemoth. Everyone talks about video games and the film industry, for example, but Big Organic dwarfs them both in revenue and by next year it will be a $100 billion juggernaut. The increase is partly because more ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 22 2014 - 11:02am

Assertive Female Sexuality Is Often Pathologized

Sharon Stone, in Basic Instinct, dramatized the catastrophic actions of a clever yet unhinged woman. EPA/ Peter Foley By Suzie Gibson Mental illness and women’s sexuality are frequently aligned – on screen and off. The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Fr ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 11 2014 - 6:00pm

Too Much Self Esteem Harms Kids' Relationships At School

Did you spend those pre-school years telling your child how smart and wonderful they are? School is going to be an unwelcome dose of reality.  While we all want kids to be self-confident, unrealistic perceptions of academic abilities can be harmful, a new ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2014 - 11:31am