Psychology

How Do We Know Who We Are?

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Blog Post - Ayad Gharbawi - Oct 2 2009 - 12:03pm

The Truth Of The Situation

The truth of the situation is this; notice this: you are conversing with a friend on any topic. Next, a pretty woman enters the room, and immediately the intent of the conversationalists change s, even though the topic itself lingers on. What has changed? ...

Blog Post - Ayad Gharbawi - Oct 2 2009 - 12:49pm

When Will Psychotherapy Discover Science?

The diagnosis of mental health disorders in the US has nearly doubled in the past 20 years and clinical psychologists and therapists are on the front lines of handling it but many are falling short because they use methods that are out of date or lack any ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 2 2009 - 3:23pm

Does Super-High IQ= Super-Low Common Sense?

We have all heard the term, "Nutty Professor", which brings to mind the highly intelligent, yet socially inept individual; excelling in the academic world, yet failing miserably in the realm of common sense. Is there an evolutionary explanation f ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Oct 4 2009 - 10:09pm

Good Posture Good For Positive Self Image Too

Sitting up straight in a chair is obviously good for posture but it can also make you unconsciously more confident, say Ohio State University researchers.    They found that people who were told to sit up straight were more likely to believe thoughts they ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2009 - 1:51pm

Autism Epidemic? Please stop the insanity!

This study was released today, regarding the incidence of Autism in the population. According to the study, which is based on data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, there is a prevalence rate of 1 in 91 American children with an Auti ...

Blog Post - Andrea Kuszewski - Mar 31 2010 - 4:37pm

When It Comes To Eating Healthy And Spending Wisely, You're Not As Free As You Think

If you think choosing a candy bar or a granola bar is totally a matter of free will, think again. A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research argues that the choices we make to indulge ourselves or exercise self-control depend on how the choi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 13 2009 - 4:48pm

Part II: Answering A Question With A Question (or Anecdotes In A Science Blog)

In a previous  entry, I discussed Sharon Begley’s Newsweek article titled “Ignoring the Evidence; Why do psychologists reject science?”   It nettled a perennial sore spot for me, which is the culture of Psychology and the role Psychology plays in the famil ...

Article - Anonymous - Oct 17 2009 - 7:16pm

Women Actually Are Better Than Men At Identifying Emotions, Says Study

Are women naturally different from men when it comes to detecting emotions?    Biology may play a role, since there are few opportunities for socialization to shape such gender differences, and some  evolutionary psychologists have suggested that females, ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2009 - 11:20am

Halloween Fears And Phobias

A recent article addressed the issue of children being frightened of costumed characters and some of the other fears they might experience.  In some cases, this fear escalated into a phobia. However, comments like " fears likely helped our ancestors s ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Oct 28 2009 - 3:02pm