Psychology

Facial Discrimination- Why Disfigurement Can Be So Unsettling

“Take your ear off for me, please,” Rosie Seelaus says to Randy James, who is sitting on a black exam chair in a special room designed for viewing colours in the Craniofacial Center on the Near West Side of Chicago. He reaches up and detaches his right ea ...

Article - Mosaic Science - Jun 25 2015 - 10:31am

What Gets Credit For Smoking Declines? Big Pharma And Taxes, Says UCSF Paper

Are some people unable or unwilling to quit?  A popular sociological belief has been that by making smoking uncool or difficult, it will become unpopular and people will quit, and only those unable to quit would remain. If so, products like e-cigarettes o ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 28 2015 - 7:55am

Women's Faces Get Redder At Ovulation, But Human Eyes Can't Pick Up On It

Studies have shown that men find female faces more attractive when women are ovulating, but how they might know- the visual clues that allow this- are unclear. New research research sought to show it might be subtle changes in skin color and that women� ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 1 2015 - 6:58am

Doing Good Deeds Helps Socially Anxious People Relax

Being busy with acts of kindness can help people who suffer from social anxiety to mingle more easily, according to a new stud.  Sufferers from social anxiety are more than just a little shy. Dealings with others might make them feel so threatened or anxi ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2015 - 4:32pm

Why Horror Games Give Us The Fright We're Looking For

Why play horror-themed videogames designed to shock and scare? As with horror films or novels, they provide a means to indulge in the pleasure of frightening ourselves. ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 3 2015 - 11:00am

Genetic Testing In Kids- The Science Isn't Complicated But The Psychology Is

A woman coping with the burden of familial breast cancer can't help but wonder if her young daughter will suffer the same fate. Has she inherited the same disease-causing mutation? Is it better to start working on worst-case scenarios now or wait? Wh ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2015 - 10:00am

How To Approach The Visually Impaired- And How Not To

As millions of visually impaired people will tell you, people with full sight often make incorrect assumptions about their capabilities. It's not mean, it's benevolent, but people are uncomfortable with not knowing what is proper decorum and some ...

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

Non-Verbal Smell Test May Be Indicator Of Autism

When we smell a rose, we might take a deep breath to get the the sweet but subtle floral scent- and in a public bathroom we would wisely do just the opposte. Yet people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) don't make this natural adjustment like other ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2015 - 7:15am

Reusable Shopping Bags Encourage Shoppers To Buy Produce-- And Junk Food

Bringing reusable bags to the grocery store brings self-identification as an environmentally friendly shopper, but it also influences the things you buy, according to a new paper in the Journal of Marketing. Reusable bags were correlated to organic food- ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 8 2015 - 7:30am

Cigarette Smoking Associated With Increased Risk Of Psychosis

We have known for some time the people suffering from schizophrenia and other psychoses smoke more than the general population. ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 11 2015 - 1:58pm