Psychology

We often read others’ intentions in what they do- if we disagree with someone's science, for example, we assume they are shills for money, but if we like their results, they are beacons of truth. But it's more overt than assuming Bernie Sanders i ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 3 2015 - 3:53pm

My Genes Made Me Do It: The Problem Of Determinism And Diminished Culpability

There have been recent high-profile claims suggesting genetics and neuroscience are set to radically change the way we think about crime and punishment. Author Sam Harris, for example, argues that recent discoveries in neuroscience undermine our notion of ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 5 2015 - 8:30am

Is Sexual Dysfunction Overdiagnosed Or Undertreated? Yes

The difference between mild sexual difficulties and diagnosable sexual dysfunction is an ongoing debate among health professionals, but it has been stirred up recently by changes to diagnostic criteria. Unlike science and medicine, psychology still uses sy ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2015 - 8:00am

Chomsky Was Right, We Do Have A 'Grammar' In Our Head?

A team of psychologists say MIT linguist Noam Chomsky's discredited belief that we possess an "internal grammar" that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases holds up. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2015 - 7:36am

Impulsive? That's One More Thing You Can Blame On Your Parents

'Delay discounting' is the tendency, given the choice, to take a smaller reward that is available immediately, instead of a larger reward that will be delivered in the future- and that is a trait that can be inherited. Yes, your impulsive nature ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2015 - 11:30am

ADHD Diagnoses Skyrocket 43 Percent

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses seemed to be a relic of the 1990s, and it was believed impatient teachers, helicopter parents and the pediatricians that enable them had moved onto other things. Not so, instead 12 percent of U.S. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2015 - 5:51pm

It Is About Me- Playing On Narcissism To Sell Customization

A rising trend in narcissism is good news for retailing and manufacturing firms offering customizable products, say marketing and psychology scholars in the Journal of Retailing. They say firms can increase the uniqueness of self-designed products by exam ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2015 - 7:48am

When A Journalist Yells Corporate Shill...

An old legal joke goes that a man accused of lifting wallets is arrested brought into court. The judge asked if he wants a trial by judge or a jury of his peers. The accused replies, "You judge, I don't want 12 pickpockets deciding what happens t ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 29 2018 - 1:31pm

Happiness Has No Direct Effect On Mortality- Neither Does Unhappiness

A study of a million UK women has shown that happiness has no direct effect on mortality nor does unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health. Studies that claim it had simply confused cause and effect. Life-threatening poor health can cause unhapp ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2015 - 7:36pm

Minorities Less Likely To Trust Physicians

When it comes to trust in their physicians, minority groups in the United States are less likely than white people to believe their doctors care about them, according to research by University of Pennsylvania's Abigail Sewell. "That's one o ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2015 - 1:07pm