Psychology

Which Type Of Digital Hoarder Are You?

How many emails are in your inbox? If the answer is thousands, or if you often struggle to find a file on your computer among its cluttered hard drive, then you might be classed as a digital hoarder. In the physical world, hoarding disorder has been recog ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 16 2021 - 12:34pm

Less 'Feminine' Looking? Your Sexual Harassment Claims May Be Seen As Less Credible

In 11 multi-method experiments involving more than 4,000 total participants designed to investigate the effect a victim's fit to the concept of a typical woman had on participants' view of sexual harassment and the consequences of that mental ass ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 19 2021 - 11:28am

Most Don't Need Social Authoritarianism When It Comes To The Environment, Asking Works Just As Well

If a tourist doesn't know messing around with a coral reef is bad, they may try to touch them or pet turtles, but after being told by someone local that it has risks for the nature they are there to see they far less likely to do so. A new paper found ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 11 2021 - 3:06pm

Fast Answers Are More Likely To Be Believed

'The right thing, the wrong thing, do it with authority is a common' is a common statement for leadership behavior. Humans take comfort in confidence. Even in things like facts; the faster the answer the more likely others will believe it.  ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 16 2021 - 12:37pm

Did COVID-19 Kill The Anti-vax Movement?

In past years there has been ongoing concern that not enough people got the annual flu vaccine. Some of it was laziness, some of it was lack of education. There were few outright deniers that flu was a problem. Instead, it seemed to be the opposite. If som ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 26 2021 - 6:26pm

Domination In Chess: A Miniature

I have put this post under the "psychology" category, although it discusses a chess game, for one important reason. Chess is a game, an art, a sport- you can categorize it in many different ways. However, what characterizes chess the most, in my ...

Article - Tommaso Dorigo - Mar 3 2021 - 5:07am

46% Of Parents Say Responses To The COVID-19 Pandemic Damaged Teen Mental Health

For as much talk as there is about bullying and drama in schools, for most teens the experience of interacting with peers is not only positive, it is essential training for dealing with others later in life. And if a new national poll is an indication, gov ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 15 2021 - 10:46am

Do You Pay Less For Art If It's Done By A Woman?

A few years ago, a study claimed that in gender blind symphony auditions, women scored 30 percent better. Harvard gender studies authors concluded that there was gender bias in hiring and that was the reason for a gender gap in symphony orchestra compositi ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 16 2021 - 10:53am

#MeToo May Have Caused Women To Lose Out On Mentors

Even previously considerate and helpful male managers have become less likely to mentor female employees, according to a new study. They've become less likely to even talk one-on-one with women. This unintended consequence of the #MeToo movement could ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2021 - 4:28pm

Being A New Mom Can Make You 'A Little' OCD

A new survey estimates that 8% of pregnant women reported symptoms that meet criteria for a clinical diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and in the 38 weeks after having a child that jumped to 17%- a huge increase over other surveys. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 25 2021 - 11:25am