Psychology

Oxytocin Proves Difference In Social Perception Between Men And Women, Say Psychologists

Oxytocin, called the 'love hormone' in popular accounts, affects men and women differently in social contexts, say a group of psychologists. In men it improves the ability to identify competitive relationships whereas in women it facilitates the ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2013 - 10:07am

Guesstimating Can Speed Up Math Ability

Mathematics is a skill. Some people are better at it than others, so an individual person's math ability can range anywhere from being able to do simple arithmetic to calculus and abstract set theory.  But there is some math ability we all share, acc ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2013 - 1:04pm

Battered Dogs Get More Empathy Than Battered Adults

Surveys show that people have less empathy for battered human adults than they do dogs, according to a paper at the American Sociological Association. Jack Levin  and Arnold Arluke, sociology professors at Northeastern University, used the opinions of 240 ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2013 - 7:58pm

Anorexia And Elevated Autistic Traits

What group has above average interest in systems and scores below average in empathy? If you answered autistic people, you are correct. If you answered girls with anorexia, also correct. Girls with anorexia nervosa show a mild echo of the characteristics o ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2013 - 9:30am

The Psychology Of Distrusting Science

People have always distrusted science, just like people have always been afraid of the supernatural (unless it promises a spiritual pot of gold at the end of your particular rainbow) but the naturalistic fallacy- that natural is somehow good and unnatural ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 14 2013 - 12:40pm

Taxonomy Study Says Family Killers A Special Class Of Murderer

'Family annihilators', where the male parent murders the family, are most prevalent in August. That doesn't mean much, it is too rare a crime to have a lot of data and when there are 12 months in the year, one month is going to be first, but ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2013 - 8:35am

Landfill Nation: Why Some Products Are Less Likely To Make It To The Recycling Bin

 Around the world, more than two billion tons of trash is generated each year. America leads the world in accurate reporting of trash levels and therefore has the distinction of throwing away more than any other country. Understanding why consumers throw ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 20 2013 - 1:22pm

Girls Don't Experience More Math Anxiety Than Boys

Girls are told they are supposed to experience math anxiety and so they claim to on surveys but they are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams, according to a new paper.  Sociology surveys suggest that females are more anxious when it co ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 27 2013 - 9:57am

Winter Depression Less Common Than Portrayed

Time of year and weather conditions don't have much influence on depressive symptoms. Getting depressed when it's cold and dreary outside may not be as common as believed. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 27 2013 - 5:30pm

Video Games Don't Make Even Vulnerable Teens More Violent

It's often been said that violent video games such as ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Halo’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ trigger teenagers with symptoms of depression or attention deficit disorder to become aggressive bullies or delinquents. Media has power, that is why ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2013 - 2:15pm