Psychology

Do All Signals For Food Cause Obesity?

Few people have used the theory behind the Shangri-La Diet more successfully than Tim Beneke, an Oakland journalist. I put before and after photos of him — before and after he lost about 100 pounds — on the front page of the proposal for The Shangri-La Di ...

Article - Seth Roberts - Aug 23 2007 - 2:02am

The Psychology Of Elimination: Picking A Political Candidate When They're All Bad

Some elections are tougher than others. If you like John Edwards, who would you reject if he drops out, Clinton or Obama? How we decide against candidates can tell us valuable things about how people make choices. A new study from the February issue of the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2008 - 12:34pm

Dog's 'Guilty Look' Is All In Your Head

Can you tell when your dog has done something wrong by his appearance?   Not really, says Alexandra Horowitz, Assistant Professor from Barnard College in New York, in Behavioural Processes.   It's mostly what you want to see. Horowitz was able to show ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2009 - 12:31pm

Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds- Especially If You Keep Asking About Them

The Columbine school shooting in the US and Dawson College in Canada are examples of recent traumatic events that, due to their broad timeframe, allow researchers to examine their residual impact. The Columbine shooting occurred in 1999 and was followed by ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2009 - 9:04pm

Rock-Paper-Scissors: Not So Random After All?

Rock-paper-scissors (henceforth, it shall be known as RPS) is a game, or method to determine who has to do something nobody really wants to do. The rules are pretty well-known. The players simultaneously form a rock, paper or scissors gesture with their h ...

Article - Gunnar De Winter - Jul 20 2011 - 3:18am

The Unconscious: It's All The Rave

In the last year, I've had the occasion to review several books that deal with the unconscious mind. Each author has had an interesting take on the same material, and it's been illuminating to see how writers with different areas of expertise han ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Aug 8 2012 - 8:42pm

All Summer Jobs Are Good For Kids

In the US, there is constant discussion about minimum wage and little recognition that those jobs are just that- a minimum wage and not a career. They are for young people and people starting out, it isn't expected that minimum wage is the goal. Inst ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 7 2014 - 3:06pm

All Pets Help Children With Autism Gain Sociality

Pets play an important role in our social lives and they can act as catalysts for social interaction, previous research has shown, because pets often serve as "social lubricants." Although much media attention has focused on how dogs can improve ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 3 2015 - 9:00am

Not All Picky Eaters Are Created Equal

There’s no scientific definition of picky eating, but parents know it when they see it.  Sharon Donovan, a University of Illinois professor of nutrition, says that picky eaters do exhibit definable preferences and mealtime behaviors. The analysis showed th ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2015 - 7:00pm

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