Psychology

Chomsky Was Right, We Do Have A 'Grammar' In Our Head?

A team of psychologists say MIT linguist Noam Chomsky's discredited belief that we possess an "internal grammar" that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases holds up. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2015 - 7:36am

Impulsive? That's One More Thing You Can Blame On Your Parents

'Delay discounting' is the tendency, given the choice, to take a smaller reward that is available immediately, instead of a larger reward that will be delivered in the future- and that is a trait that can be inherited. Yes, your impulsive nature ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2015 - 11:30am

ADHD Diagnoses Skyrocket 43 Percent

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses seemed to be a relic of the 1990s, and it was believed impatient teachers, helicopter parents and the pediatricians that enable them had moved onto other things. Not so, instead 12 percent of U.S. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2015 - 5:51pm

It Is About Me- Playing On Narcissism To Sell Customization

A rising trend in narcissism is good news for retailing and manufacturing firms offering customizable products, say marketing and psychology scholars in the Journal of Retailing. They say firms can increase the uniqueness of self-designed products by exam ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2015 - 7:48am

When A Journalist Yells Corporate Shill...

An old legal joke goes that a man accused of lifting wallets is arrested brought into court. The judge asked if he wants a trial by judge or a jury of his peers. The accused replies, "You judge, I don't want 12 pickpockets deciding what happens t ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 29 2018 - 1:31pm

Happiness Has No Direct Effect On Mortality- Neither Does Unhappiness

A study of a million UK women has shown that happiness has no direct effect on mortality nor does unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health. Studies that claim it had simply confused cause and effect.   Life-threatening poor health can cause unhapp ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2015 - 7:36pm

Minorities Less Likely To Trust Physicians

When it comes to trust in their physicians, minority groups in the United States are less likely than white people to believe their doctors care about them, according to research by University of Pennsylvania's Abigail Sewell. "That's one o ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2015 - 1:07pm

Teens With Fewer Mental Health Issues Use E-cigarettes

It has been long-established that mental health and behavioral problems such as alcohol and drug abuse are risk factors that push teens to smoke. A new study finds that less destructive kids will opt for e-cigarettes instead of cancer-causing cigarettes. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2015 - 9:21am

Strategies For Increasing Charitable Giving

With the holiday season at a fever pitch and charitable giving on people's minds, new research from the University of Delaware suggests that for organizations interested in increasing the number of givers and the amount of donations, the solution mig ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 18 2015 - 5:05pm

Money Can Buy Happiness

With holiday shopping season in full swing, everyone's looking for the perfect gift.  But will it make you happy, or just retailers? Maybe both. A paper in Social Psychological and Personality Science says money can buy happiness, for people who like ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2015 - 4:16pm