Psychology
- Muslim Hijab Linked To Less Negative Body Image Among Women
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Though to Western women, Muslim women in the Mid-East and Asia seem oppressed because they have no choice in wearing a hijab, the Islamic head- and body-cover common in Muslim culture, studies have shown that Muslim women have a more positive body image. ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2014 - 2:29pm
- WHO Suicide Report Shows We Must Stop Seeing Depression As A Disorder Of Developed World
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By Barbara Sahakian, University of Cambridge and Muzaffer Kaser, University of Cambridge ...
Article - The Conversation - Sep 4 2014 - 9:12am
- Before You Judge Personality Tests, Consider What They Don’t Judge
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Personality tests will not judge you on how you look, the clothes you wear or where you went to school, so why are people so wary of them? Credit: Shutterstock By Nick Haslam, University of Melbourne ...
Article - The Conversation - Sep 4 2014 - 4:00pm
- Customer Experience Matters Most When The Economy Is Doing Well
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Unless you are part of the 1 percent with your stock portfolio climbing, you are probably not an American who factors your experience into which price you pay these days. A common belief is that the economy affects what one purchases and that is independ ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2014 - 10:23pm
- The Stigma Of Mental Health Is A Barrier To Getting Care
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Millions of Americans are thought to experience mental illness in a given year, and the impacts of mental illness are undoubtedly felt by millions more in the form of family members, friends, and coworkers. Though there are concerns about a lack of eviden ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2014 - 9:04pm
- Once You See Hershey’s New Logo As The Poo Emoji, There Is No Going Back
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Different kind of chocolate factory. Credit: Cklaighe/Conversation composite By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Penn State College of Medicine ...
Article - The Conversation - Sep 7 2014 - 9:58pm
- Reflection Misperception, Or How I’m Learning To Stop Worrying And Embrace Boyfriend Jeans
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Feeling comfortable in our own skin when it comes to clothes is more complicated than just “being yourself”. Image: Flickr, Maria Morri By Rosie Findlay, University of Sydney. ...
Article - The Conversation - Sep 8 2014 - 11:00am
- Round 2: Ovulatory Cycles And Shifting Preferences
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By Rob Brooks, UNSW Australia. Settle in for a long read. Over the coming weeks you will be bombarded by shorter, snappier pieces about a controversy inflaming the front where evolutionary and social psychology meet. I’ve touched on this controversy alrea ...
Article - The Conversation - Sep 9 2014 - 1:00pm
- How To Cheat On Personality Tests, And Other Pseudosciences
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Article - The Conversation - Sep 7 2014 - 7:30pm
- Eating Can Be Addictive But Stop The Sugar And Fat As Drugs Comparisons
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If you are fat, you might look for excuses that go beyond eating too much and not exercising- and nutritionists and people selling miracle products and fad diets are happy to jump on the latest trend, like that fat, sugar or wheat is doing it to you. But ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 10 2014 - 8:30am
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