Psychology

'Bystander Sexism' Affects How Women Think Of Men

When men make sexist comments, they insult all women within earshot and negatively influence how they feel towards men in general, say researchers writing in Sex Roles. The University of Connecticut team examined women's reactions to overhearing a cat ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 18 2010 - 10:57am

Vocalizing Positive Emotions: Socially Learned Or Evolved?

Humans use a wide range of cues, both verbal and non-verbal, to communicate different emotions. But vocalizing some positive emotions may be a socially learned behavior, as opposed to a product of evolution, according to a new study in PNAS that looked at ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 18 2010 - 1:37pm

Crushed Dreams Don't Cause Depression, Sociologists Say

Despite several social psychological theories that suggest otherwise, failing to meet educational goals does not result in depression, say sociologists from Floria and Kansas State Universities. Their study in American Sociological review indicates that ma ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2010 - 11:13am

What Makes Men So Reckless? Women, Study Confirms

If the idea was ever in doubt, psychologists writing in Social Psychological and Personality Science say they have confirmed that pretty girls make boys do dumb things. Specifically, they say the presence of an attractive woman elevates testosterone levels ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2010 - 11:31am

The Optic Nerve- the flipper of human thoughts

This will be all greek to everyone. From Rich Shull Once hailed as the next Temple Grandin. ...

Blog Post - Rich Shull - Mar 19 2010 - 1:12pm

re writing medical history again.

Proper contemporary psychologist claim all the injuries of the autistc people are psyco- somatic meaning we just think we are hurt.  In reality are bodies only feel 8-9-10 on the pain scale.  That means we have lastose intoeance presenting as something awf ...

Blog Post - Rich Shull - Mar 21 2010 - 1:48pm

Is This The Effect Women Have on Men?

Just being in the presence of attractive women make men do stupid things-  or at least take more risks, according to a study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. According to researchers, testosterone levels increased in men when attr ...

Blog Post - Andrea Kuszewski - Mar 21 2010 - 9:30pm

Money Creates Happiness? Only If You're Richer Than Your Friends

Most people think that money is the solution to their problems. But that may only be true if they acquire enough money to improve their social rank, according to a new study in Psychological Science.  The study found that a bigger paycheck was not the solu ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2010 - 10:47am

Context Influences Consumers' Judgement

According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, what we think of a product or brand, or how positively or negatively we assess it, depends on the context in which it is viewed. The research suggests that marketers have to carefully construct ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2010 - 6:31pm

Dyslexia and stuttering internally the same thing~

Someday, when man knows the sublevel picutre thoughts of his mind that makes his mind operate he will be privilaged to know what old autistics like me have figured out:our mind. If man could hook monitors to our brain and watch the hundreds upon thousands ...

Blog Post - Rich Shull - Mar 23 2010 - 9:47am