Psychology

What 3-Year-Olds Teach Us About Justice

Toddlers have a reputation for being stubborn, selfish, and incapable of sharing. But researchers have found that children as young as three actually will show a surprising level of concern for others and an intuitive sense of restorative justice. Young c ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2015 - 7:30am

Psychotherapists Say They Can Fix The Problems Caused By Psychiatric Drugs

Another shooting, this time in a Charleston church, and another link to psychiatric drugs. Psychological disturbances caused by psychotropic drug treatment are a neglected problem, say therapists in a recent article.  Up to 70% of patients with psychosis t ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2015 - 9:00am

I Think, Therefore I Am A Math Expert

There are more men in hard science and engineering and there are a variety of explanations for why, everything from the sexism notion, promoted by those in the social sciences, to the idea that the physical sciences and engineering don't seem directl ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2015 - 11:37am

Facial Discrimination- Why Disfigurement Can Be So Unsettling

“Take your ear off for me, please,” Rosie Seelaus says to Randy James, who is sitting on a black exam chair in a special room designed for viewing colours in the Craniofacial Center on the Near West Side of Chicago. He reaches up and detaches his right ea ...

Article - Mosaic Science - Jun 25 2015 - 10:31am

What Gets Credit For Smoking Declines? Big Pharma And Taxes, Says UCSF Paper

Are some people unable or unwilling to quit?  A popular sociological belief has been that by making smoking uncool or difficult, it will become unpopular and people will quit, and only those unable to quit would remain. If so, products like e-cigarettes o ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 28 2015 - 7:55am

Women's Faces Get Redder At Ovulation, But Human Eyes Can't Pick Up On It

Studies have shown that men find female faces more attractive when women are ovulating, but how they might know- the visual clues that allow this- are unclear. New research research sought to show it might be subtle changes in skin color and that women� ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 1 2015 - 6:58am

Doing Good Deeds Helps Socially Anxious People Relax

Being busy with acts of kindness can help people who suffer from social anxiety to mingle more easily, according to a new stud.  Sufferers from social anxiety are more than just a little shy. Dealings with others might make them feel so threatened or anxi ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2015 - 4:32pm

Why Horror Games Give Us The Fright We're Looking For

Why play horror-themed videogames designed to shock and scare? As with horror films or novels, they provide a means to indulge in the pleasure of frightening ourselves. ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 3 2015 - 11:00am

Genetic Testing In Kids- The Science Isn't Complicated But The Psychology Is

A woman coping with the burden of familial breast cancer can't help but wonder if her young daughter will suffer the same fate. Has she inherited the same disease-causing mutation? Is it better to start working on worst-case scenarios now or wait? Wh ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2015 - 10:00am

How To Approach The Visually Impaired- And How Not To

As millions of visually impaired people will tell you, people with full sight often make incorrect assumptions about their capabilities. It's not mean, it's benevolent, but people are uncomfortable with not knowing what is proper decorum and some ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2015 - 8:00am