Psychology

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

Trypophobia? The Most Common Phobia You Probably Never Heard Of

A new paper says there may be a biological reason why you are afraid of soap bubbles. An ancient evolutionary part of the brain, say psychologists Dr. Geoff Cole and Professor Arnold Wilkins  from the Centre for Brain Science at the University of Essex, is ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2013 - 11:30am

Republican And Democratic Brains Debunked For (Hopefully) The Last Time

It's easy to forget that there was once a time when a lot of hype resulted from claims that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed biological differences between political brains- it was open season on the opposition by people who understand biology ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 3 2013 - 1:53pm

Schizo-OCD: The Difference Between Obsession And Delusion

Zoological methods of studying behavior patterns in animals have led to insights on people with serious mental disorders. Prof. David Eilam of Tel Aviv University 's Zoology Department recorded patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and "sc ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2013 - 11:13am

False Memory, False Descriptions And False Denials

 What happens when you tell a lie? Ethical concerns aside, what goes on in your brain when you willfully deceive someone? And what happens later, when you attempt to access the memory of your deceit? How you remember a lie may be impacted profoundly by ho ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2013 - 10:24am

Obesity Psychology: Teens Who Lose Weight At Greater Risk For Anorexia And Bulimia

Obese teenagers who lose weight are at greater risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, a sign that there may be a psychology issue regarding their relationship to food. But because weight loss is a healthy positive ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2013 - 10:49am

Reminiscence Bumps: Music Makes Autobiographical Memories For Young People

Music makes people nostalgic, it has long been said that music can bring us back to specific points in time.  Young adults surveyed recently are even fond of and have an emotional connection to the music that was popular for their parents' generation ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 9 2013 - 9:56am