Psychology

Hallucinations And Delusions More Common Than Thought

Hallucinations and delusions in the general population are more common than previously thought, according to a study which found that hearing voices and seeing things others cannot impacts about five percent of the general population at some point in thei ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2015 - 1:30pm

How Public Relations Turned Dunkirk From Catastrophe Into Cultural Icon

For most British people the Dunkirk evacuation between May 26 and June 4 1940 was the most significant early event of World War II. And in the 75 years since those momentous events it has come to occupy, in Penny Summerfield’s words, “an iconic place in B ...

Article - The Conversation - May 28 2015 - 10:00am

Could Better Psychology Tests Have Predicted The Germanwings Suicide Crash?

When people do terrible things, it seems reasonable to believe we should have taken steps to identify them beforehand. If we can do that, then surely we can prevent them from doing harm. The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 in March, which appears to have ...

Article - The Conversation - May 27 2015 - 5:03pm

The Dating Jungle: How Men And Women See Each Other Online

In the world of online dating, nothing is as it seems. But that doesn’t stop many of us from leaping to the wrong conclusions about people. A recent paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association and reported on in ...

Article - The Conversation - May 29 2015 - 10:00am

Healthy Chocolate And Why Our Confirmation Bias Gets Trolled So Easily

Earlier in the year the world was finally treated to some good news from science: a report was published that claimed to show that eating chocolate could help you lose weight faster. ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 2 2015 - 11:46am

Scary TV's Impact On Kids Overstated

The impact of scary TV on children's wellbeing has been overstated, according to a new paper. While research has shown that a small minority of children can have extreme reactions to a scary program, overall there is very little sign of increased anx ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2015 - 11:36am

Why Academics Are Interested In The Naked Men Of Poldark And Outlander

The buzz in the press and on social media about TV costume dramas Poldark and Outlander has been formidable. Adapted from hugely popular novels, they have drawn fans of the books (and, in the case of Poldark, of the original TV series) as well as newcomer ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 4 2015 - 11:00am

Genetic Variation Of Stress Hormone Receptor May Affect Vulnerability To Major Depression

Scientists are beginning to unwrap the biology behind why some people are more prone to major depression and other psychiatric disorders than others when experiencing stressful life events. The researchers found that cellular activity in response to stres ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 9 2015 - 11:00am

Mindfulness Or McMindfulness

Mindfulness as a psychological aid is very much in fashion. Recent reports on the latest finding suggested that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is as effective as anti-depressants in preventing the relapse of recurrent depression. While the authors of ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 8 2015 - 11:00am

Why Good People Do Bad Things

Honest behavior is much like sticking to a diet- you have to be ready for temptation and consider the long-term consequences. A recent paper says it is the first study to test how the two separate factors of identifying an ethical conflict and preemptivel ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2015 - 12:25pm