Psychology

Why Do Women Prefer Bad Boys And Men Prefer Nice Women?

Why do women prefer bad boys? Why do men prefer nice women? Why do social psychologists love to conduct surveys about sweeping stereotypes and call it science? These are complex questions without simple answers. Responsiveness may be one of those initial ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2014 - 8:59am

Shopping Psychology: Do You Prefer Sales Or Every Day Low Prices?

Marketing is something of a game; retailers want you to spend the most money, but not none at all, and cash flow is important, so sometimes they have sales, even at a loss to get you in the door in the belief that you will spend more money. But is that the ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2014 - 10:30am

For People At Risk Of Suicide, The Internet Is A Blessing And A Curse

There are websites that encourage anorexia, there are websites that glorify stepping on animals with high heels and killing them, so it is no surprise that there are websites that glorify suicide. There are also websites that can talk people down from the ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2014 - 5:00pm

We Can Predict Audience Reaction To TV Programming

Marketing experts have long wanted a reliable method of forecasting responses to products and messages. A study that analyzed the brain responses of 16 individuals says even a few people can be a remarkably strong predictor of the preferences of large TV ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2014 - 3:38pm

Many Depressed Preschoolers Still...Wait, What?

Toddlers who did not frolic and smile and laugh were once called pensive or shy or quiet but now a Preschool Feelings Checklist can label kids as depressed at 3 years of age.  Using that as a factual basis, a paper in the American Journal of Psychiatry ha ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2014 - 11:49am

Dear Orlando Bloom: How To Freak Out Less

Orlando Bloom is feeling stressed. Justin Bieber insulted him in Ibiza (why are they in the same club, much less the same city or even country?) or he insulted Bloom's ex-wife, the model Miranda Kerr, and he lashed out at Justin Bieber. Or tried, the ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2014 - 3:35pm

Anxiety Linked To Seizures Mistaken For Epilepsy

New research has revealed psychogenic seizures which could be mistaken for epilepsy are linked to feelings of anxiety. The team of researchers devised a set of tests to determine whether there was a link between how people interpret and respond to anxiety, ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2014 - 7:00pm

Gruseome Details Versus Evidence- The Brain Science Of Punishment Decisions

Issues of crime and punishment and vengeance and justice date back to time when people first gathered and in the last few years why people decide just punishment has captured the attention of psychologists and certainly defende attorneys.  A brain imaging ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 3 2014 - 9:07pm

Dear Arsenal: Just So You Know, Goalies Are Prone To The Gambler's Fallacy

When soccer games are determined by penalty kicks, it's part technical and part psychological. Players at the highest levels have good technical skills but among them, a few players on each team really stand out- and whenever possible, they are taking ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2014 - 4:49pm

Single Item Narcissism Scale: One Simple Question To Find A Narcissist

Psychologists say they have developed and validated a new method to identify which people are narcissistic: just ask them. In a series of 11 experiments involving more than 2,200 people of all ages, the researchers found they could reliably identify narci ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 5 2014 - 3:36pm