Psychology

Money's Impact On Interpersonal Relationships

Money is important for survival and for entertainment, and it is often used as a reward, but recent studies have shown that money is also a factor in personal performance, interpersonal relations and helping behavior, as well. In a recent set of experiment ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 9 2008 - 10:04am

Sunk Cost Fallacy And Positivity- Why Young People Will Finish Watching A Bad Movie

The economic and psychological term known as “sunk-cost fallacy” is a bias that leads someone to make a decision based solely on a previous financial investment. For example, a baseball fan might attend every game of the season only because he already purc ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2008 - 10:09am

Addictive Versus Recreational Drug Use- Why Do Some People Get Hooked?

In the quest to find the biological route of drug addiction, research at Cambridge University, UK, is revealing what makes some people more vulnerable than others. Speaking at Europe’s major neuroscience conference in Geneva today, Professor Barry Everitt ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 14 2008 - 12:08am

Recent Studies On The Sunk-Cost Fallacy

President Bush is quoted in 2005 as saying “we owe them something…We will finish the task that they gave their lives for,” about the soldiers who have died since the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, exemplifying a mode of thinking that appe ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 15 2008 - 7:38pm

Research Continues On The Sunk-Cost Fallacy

Dr. Hal Arkes in the department of psychology at Ohio State University has done extensive studies on the sunk-cost fallacy after he became interested for his personal involvement in politics twenty years ago. His most recent studies look at finding new way ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 15 2008 - 7:29pm

Order In: One Rapidly Approaching Deadline—Light On The Procrastination

Reaching a finish line is an obstacle that does not begin or end with procrastination. A college dissertation, however, can be built on the foundations of such a behavior. Studies have proven that a small amount of pressure can actually stimulate comprehen ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 17 2008 - 9:42am

Can Meditation Slow HIV?

CD4+ T lymphocytes, or simply CD4 T cells, are the "brains" of the immune system, coordinating its activity when the body comes under attack. They are also the cells that are attacked by HIV, the devastating virus that causes AIDS and has infecte ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 15 2011 - 3:06pm

The Surprising Psychological Effect Of Surcharges On Purchases

Surcharges. those annoying fees like shipping and handling, have been around since the advent of catalogs and remain in the days of the Internet. Everyone hates them but how many of us base our purchasing decision on these bothersome fees? Quite a lot, it ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2008 - 8:40pm

Oxytocin Enhances Positive Memories

Oxytocin was originally studied as the "milk let-down factor," i.e., a hormone that was necessary for breast-feeding. However, there is increasing evidence that this hormone also plays an important role in social bonding and maternal behaviors. A ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2008 - 9:18am

Study: Hypnosis Reduces Dementia

A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition. Forensic psychologist, Dr Simon Duff, investigated the effects of hypnosis on people l ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2008 - 10:06am