Psychology

Young Girls Stressed About Appearance, But Not Because Of Movies

It's well known that young girls are very self-conscious about their bodies, but it may not be because of the unrealistically thin Disney characters they see on TV, as is often assumed. A new study featured in the British Journal of Developmental Psyc ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2009 - 12:25pm

Do People Use God To Validate Their Beliefs?

Religious people say their belief in a personal god functions as a moral compass, helping them form opinions about controversial issues and distinguish right from wrong. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, however, ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 30 2009 - 5:34pm

Facebook Profiles Reveal Accurate Personality Portraits

Contrary to the widely held assumption that people use facebook and other social networking sites to make idealized impressions of themselves, a new psychology study suggests that facebook and myspace profiles are actually utilized for genuine social inter ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 1 2009 - 2:09pm

Prepping For Finals? Don't Pore Over Your Notes, Test Yourself

With the fall semester coming to a close, a Purdue University psychologist has some advice for all those college students who are poring over their notes in preparation for finals. Don't. In a paper recently featured in the Journal of Experimental Psy ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 10 2009 - 2:11pm

Why Men Cheat (The Answer)

Hint- It's not the obvious one. Here is the question: What is the number one reason men give for cheating on their partner? a) Primarily sexual dissatisfaction b) Other/ no dissatisfaction c) Equal emotional and sexual dissatisfaction d) Primarily emo ...

Blog Post - Asha John - Dec 11 2009 - 9:21pm

Creativity: A Crime Of Passion

Creativity seems to be the "buzz word" of the 2000s. Society values it, companies need it, and employers want it. Or do they? What society claims to want and what is actually rewarded in practice are two different things. We claim to want innovat ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Apr 16 2010 - 9:14pm

Biology, Romance and Tiger Woods

The question on everyone’s lips is “Why?” Why did someone like Tiger Woods, who had so much to lose, do what he did? Because he could? Because he didn’t care? We’ll never really know until the Oprah interview. (You know it’s coming.) In the meantime, here ...

Blog Post - Asha John - Dec 13 2009 - 11:45pm

The Best Way To Avoid Temptation Is To Exaggerate It, Study Finds

Your ability to resist that tempting cookie depends on how a big a threat you perceive it to be, according to a study in the Journal of Consumer Research. University of Texas researchers studied techniques that enable us to resist food and other temptation ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2009 - 7:19pm

Does Physical Appearance Matter? It Depends On Where You Live

Many studies have shown, and common sense dictates, that good looks greatly benefit those who have them. Prettier people tend to have more social relationships, and reap the psychological benefits as a result. What may not be so widely known, however, is t ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2009 - 12:30pm

Cave to Chruch and back to the Cave

The American religious experience is changing. The mystical experience has long been a part of the human religious experience. It is in fact believe to be the original documented form of the human religious experience. The 16,000 years old cave painting o ...

Blog Post - Asha John - Dec 15 2009 - 5:38pm