Psychology

Unconscious Priming Of Acceptance- Psychology's Way Of Saying Go With The Flow

You'll be a lot less frustrated if you have unconscious acceptance when regulating frustrating emotion, and have little cognitive deficit but better mood stability. That is the psychology version of 'go with the flow' because 'stuff ha ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2015 - 10:19am

Would You Kill Hitler As A Child? The Reason Men And Women Have Different Answers

When it comes to ethical dilemmas, men are typically more willing to accept harmful actions for the sake of the greater good than women. Why is that? The classic example is traveling back in time to kill Adolf Hitler as a child- the child had not yet done ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2015 - 10:35am

Facial Features Shape First Impressions- And That Can Be Manipulated

A  recent paper discusses shows how rapidly formed first impressions that influence our subsequent behavior towards that person can be accurately predicted based on the physical features found in everyday images of faces, such as those found on social med ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 5 2015 - 8:00am

Education Doesn't Bring Happiness

Getting a good education may not improve your life chances of happiness, according to new mental health research. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 9 2015 - 3:30pm

Saying "I" And "Me" Does Not Make Someone A Narcissist

Psychology papers often make make sweeping generalizations based on weak observational studies and that has led to an alarming overuse of the term 'narcissist'.  Some people are self-centered, to be sure, but colloquial over-diagnosis of narcissi ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2015 - 9:59am

Family Stress Can Make You Fat

Adolescent obesity is a national public health concern and, unchecked, places young people on a trajectory for a variety of health issues as they grow older. A new study from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) and T ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 12 2015 - 9:30am

What's Behind Sibling Rivalry?

How we get along as siblings is a deeply personal issue and profoundly effects our lives as individuals. It’s an issue that crosses cultures and economies, levels of class and fame. This point was reinforced to me when I did an interview on the Today Show ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 7 2015 - 7:30am

Adolescent Eating Disorders Correlated To Socioeconomic Consequences

A new paper links eating disorders in adolescent females with lower levels of educational attainment and personal income in early adulthood. They were also less likely to own a home. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2015 - 2:54pm

Cooperative Play Increases Children's Perceived Similarity, Closeness

Children who play a game together have a stronger connection than kids who play the same game but not in a synchronous way, according to a new paper.  The authors assert that a physical activity performed in unison helps children feel more positively towar ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2015 - 4:06pm

Why Don't All Farmers Grow Organic Food?

Organic food is a gigantic profitable Big Ag enterprise ensconced in a health halo that glows so brightly the bulk of consumers believe it not only has no pesticides but actually contains no chemicals of any kind. My concern about the science literacy of W ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 13 2015 - 8:00am