Psychology

What Happens To Santa When Kids Reach The Age Of Reason?

Having kids believe there's a jolly man in a red suit who visits on Christmas Eve doesn't turn out to be very detrimental, according to a new analysis by Serge Larivée, although some parents can feel they're outright lying to their children ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2023 - 3:27pm

If You Fear Dementia In A Relative, Ask Awkward Questions About Money

No one likes to talk to elder family members about money, it can come across as greedy, but a sign of cognitive impairment that isn't obvious, like drastic memory loss, is 'wealth shock'- a sudden loss of savings. Wealth shock does not cause ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 26 2023 - 12:44pm

We Often Keep Secrets Because We Don't Want To Be Judged- But Few Actually Care

If you're holding back on revealing negative secrets about yourself, new survey results in a social psychology journal say you can relax; most people don't care. When study participants pushed through fear to reveal a secret, those in whom they c ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2024 - 5:57pm

In The New Year, Consider Less-Discussed Health Benefits

Everyone wants an easy solution to being more fit but the only thing easy is eating too much pizza. Since 2022 we've been treated to far too many pictures of celebrities with weird "Ozempic Face" because their vanity is stronger than their d ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 5 2024 - 12:48am

Weekend Science: Heavy Blankets, Heavy Forks- Why Is Bulky Stuff Now All The Rage?

I have a pocket watch from the late 1800s. Why or how anyone carried this thing comfortably is a mystery. It is bulky and heavy. I can't have been alone because within just a few decades there was a wave of optimization that can best be compared to ce ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 11 2024 - 2:52pm

Being An Unruly Kid May Be A Mental Disorder

It's been said that science fiction can sometimes turn into science fact. In that same vein, it may be that stories from The Onion (More U.S. Children Being Diagnosed With Youthful Tendency Disorder) may one day become part of the Diagnostic and Stati ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 16 2024 - 10:06am

Gender Segregation Is More Natural To Kids

Children believe the world is far more segregated by gender than it actually is, according to a psychology paper which analyzed classroom friendships in five U.S. elementary schools.   While the boys and girls had no problems being friends together, they ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2024 - 10:52am

To MAGAs, The Constitution Isn’t The Point

1.     January 6 was a shocking aberration. 2.     Whether due to term limit or a lost election, each US president up through Barak Obama, and each presidential candidate up through Al Gore, gracefully yielded when the time came, because that’s how the Am ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Jan 23 2024 - 9:23am

Men Forgive Girlfriends Who Cheat- If It's With A Woman

In the 'gay sex is bad unless it's women' cultural milieu, a survey by a University of Texas at Austin psychologist determined that men are more than twice as likely to continue dating a girlfriend who has cheated on them with another woman ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 27 2024 - 9:11am

Science Denial: Alternatives To Medicine Like Acupuncture And Naturopathy Increased A Lot In 20 Years

Republicans joined the anti-vaccine movement in 2021 but you might not know it xisted prior to that. Academics and allied journalists would roll out surveys showing that the anti-vaccine movement was similar on both sides to rationalize the behavior of the ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 27 2024 - 11:10am