Psychology

Why would Mohamed Atta graciously let a car rental agent know the check oil light was on in the car he returned and then help crash a plane full of people and fuel into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, an act of simple religious hatred? It's ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 25 2011 - 9:47am

Are There Mental Health Effects Related To Abortion?

Abortion is not a contentious issue in America these days- campaign platforms primarily center on differences in taxation and the scope of government but, for the most part, abortion for the left and the 2nd Amendment for the right are really only invoked ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 14 2011 - 11:04am

Breast-Feeding Mothers More Like A 'Mama Bear' Than Bottle-Feeders

Breast-feeding mothers are far more likely to demonstrate a 'mama bear' effect', aggressively protecting their infants and themselves, than women who bottle-feed their babies or who are non-mothers, says a new study in Psychological Science. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2011 - 11:48am

Meat Eaters Are Anti-Social Psychologist Diederik Stapel Sacked

Can we get three cheers for psychology? The bulk of the quality researchers in the field have consistently been under fire because of researchers like Satoshi Kanazawa and Marc Hauser but have started taking their discipline back. Circling the wagons arou ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 8 2011 - 10:33am

Collective Intention And 'The Power Of Thought'- A 9/11 Experiment

A group of people are joining together for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center to discover whether their 'collective intention' can bring peace to the world. What does that even mean? The 9/11 In ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 11 2011 - 4:00am

SpongeBob SquarePants Is Bad For Kids? I Believe The Truthiness!

I don't like SpongeBob SquarePants. I generally regard any parent who does like SpongeBob SquarePants with suspicion and derision; they probably watch "Real Housewives of Fresno" or whatever city that show is down to now. So when I see an ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 12 2011 - 11:06am

Negative Bias: Fear Of Fear Itself

The fury of Hurricane Irene was out-categorized by a second hurricane that occurred at the same time: the media windstorm covering the event — a newspaper and broadcast blitz pummeling the public sphere with the unrelenting force of a tsunami. ...

Article - Michael W. Taft - Sep 16 2011 - 6:07pm

Social Projection In Voting: The 'Silent Majority' Is With Me

Social projection, where we believe that others agree with us, helps us validate our beliefs. Psychologists say that we tend to believe people who are similar to us in an important way, religion or lifestyle, will act as we do and even vote as we do. And ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 21 2011 - 4:00am

The Lure Of The Outlaw Biker

Watching almost any episode of FX's Sons of Anarchy, you can’t help but notice that Jax, the young biker protagonist, is a bit of a stud. There's always some vixen falling for his patched, faded, hairy, tattooed charms. He’s handsome, but not w ...

Article - Michael W. Taft - Mar 12 2012 - 8:27pm

Evolutionary Psychology: Bad Economy Means More Sex For Men

There may be a sexual upside to an economic downside; more sex. Maybe 'stimulus plan' means different things to different people. Omri Gillath at the University of Kansas says men are likely to pursue short-term mating strategies when faced with ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 13 2011 - 12:36pm