Psychology
- Inulin-propionate Ester Ingredient Will Make You Feel Fuller
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Some people eat when they are hungry and stop when they are not. Others eat until they are full. For that second group, science may soon have a way to help keep them slimmer. Inulin-propionate ester (IPE) contains propionate, which stimulates the gut to re ...
Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2014 - 5:13pm
- Could Virtual Bodyswapping Make The World Post-racial?
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You're probably not racist. As the world has gotten smaller, race as a bias has become less of a thing. Yet there is a test- the Implicit Association Test- that is guaranteed to show you are racist and weak observational studies that use it end up in ...
Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2014 - 2:00pm
- To Build Character In Kids, Forget Focusing On Self-Esteem
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Article - The Conversation - Dec 18 2014 - 9:00am
- Mental Illnesses Run In Families, So How Can We Protect Children?
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Children should be taken into consideration when helping adults with mental health issues. Shutterstock By Sam Cartwright-Hatton, University of Sussex Mental illness runs in families. This is well known and uncontroversial. There is much that we could do ...
Article - The Conversation - Dec 19 2014 - 12:55pm
- If You Are Reading This, You Are Addicted To The Internet
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Internet addiction, an impulse-control problem marked by an inability to inhibit Internet use, can adversely affect a person's life, including their health and interpersonal relationships. The prevalence of Internet addiction varies among regions aro ...
Article - News Staff - Dec 25 2014 - 9:00am
- The Psychology Of Giving (And Getting)
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Today is the day when a whole lot of people will be exchanging gifts that don't fit or they don't want, and maybe buying something they did want. It's the perfect time to think about gift exchanges. Gift exchanges can reveal how people thin ...
Article - News Staff - Dec 26 2014 - 3:44pm
- What Is The Insanity Defense?
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The insanity defense is often an option of last resort rather than a lenient alternative to imprisonment. Douglas LeMoine By Meron Wondemaghen, University of New England ...
Article - The Conversation - Dec 26 2014 - 2:10pm
- Moderates Are More Susceptible To Common Cognitive Bias Than Extremists
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People who occupy the extreme ends of the political spectrum, be they liberals or conservatives, are less influenced by outside information bias than political moderates, according to psychologists. The research used a simple estimation task and was condu ...
Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2014 - 7:23pm
- Why We Give Up On New Year's Resolutions, Online Courses And Diets
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By David Glance, University of Western Australia One of the characteristic features of Massive Open Online Courses is the observation that no matter how many students enroll in a course, only between 5 to 10% of them will ever complete it. Setting aside t ...
Article - The Conversation - Jan 1 2015 - 12:33pm
- All Pets Help Children With Autism Gain Sociality
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Pets play an important role in our social lives and they can act as catalysts for social interaction, previous research has shown, because pets often serve as "social lubricants." Although much media attention has focused on how dogs can improve ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 3 2015 - 9:00am
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