Psychology

Women Take Shorter Maternity Leaves After Accidental Pregnancies

U.S. mothers who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner than mothers who had planned pregnancies, and that is a reason to mandate contraception at every institution, says Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant professor of health services administration ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2014 - 3:30am

Uneventful: Why Pilots Have Trouble Focusing On Automation In The Cockpit

There once was a time when pilots had to do everything with a plane- they had to be able to repair it and fly it and that meant knowing everything about it. Today, much of flying is automated, freeing pilots' attention from mundane flight tasks and a ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2014 - 3:23pm

Anti-Psychotic Medication Not To Blame For Violent Crime- Analysis

If you examine all of the high-profile crimes that have happened any time recently, they share one thing; psychiatric medication. It was once common to ask someone who was acting bizarrely if they were 'off their meds' but it became more common ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2014 - 10:09pm

What Scientists Say And What The Public Hears

Richard Somerville and Susan Hassol have some recommendations for how to improve science communication. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 8 2014 - 10:57am

It's Okay To Not Exceed Expecations, But You Need To Keep Your Promises

If someone fails to meet an obligation, you probably feel a little betrayed, but do you not appreciate it if they exceed expectations? Humanities scholars think that is the case and they use the timely example of Mother's Day flowers. If they don ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2014 - 12:32pm

Neuroticism: Love Makes You Stronger

All those happy couples you see walking around in the throes of new love? It won't last...but the effects of love and romance do, say psychologists in a Journal of Personality (DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12102)  article. The authors focused on neuroticism – o ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2014 - 1:44pm

One Quick Test Can Help Spot Depressed Teenagers

A few minutes spent filling out a mental health assessment called a CES-DC in a health care provider's waiting room could make a big difference for some teenagers suffering from depression, according to new paper. Nationally, it's estimated that ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2014 - 11:14am

Driving After Marijuana Use Twice As Common As Driving After Drinking

Many young people know not to drive while drunk but in the wave of health claims and legislative endorsements of marijuana, the message is being lost that you will still be impaired if you are high. Male college students who report using marijuana in the ...

Article - News Staff - May 12 2014 - 6:31pm

Culture War: More Mentally Ill People Use E-Cigarettes, Says Causalation Paper

Psychologists probably won't like the implication that e-cigarettes cause mental illness, or vice versa, but in the topsy-turvy world of the American culture wars, where vaccines are bad and inhaling marijuana smoke is good, all fields are going to t ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2014 - 1:38am

Millennials Don't Trust Twitter As Much As Gen X Marketing Departments Think They Do

If you think young adults regard Twitter and other social media as legitimate news sources, think again- they may be letting you think that, but even then they may be doing it ironically. Instead, like most people on Twitter, they retweet messages they li ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2014 - 10:08am