Psychology

Memory Like Wine? Not So Much: New Study Simply Reaffirms

An article on Science 2.0  addresses a new study   on just how easy it is to create false memories. According to the article, researchers "show a unique pattern of brain activity when false memories are formed – one that hints at a surprising connect ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jul 1 2011 - 4:39pm

Empathy Erosion is a Logical Response

Empathy erosion is a logical response. You know it is. Or you wouldn't be able to eat meat. If you turn the dial up all the way on empathy, you end up like that strange offshoot of Hinduism, walking around with your mouth covered for fear a fly will f ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jul 4 2011 - 2:40pm

Another Dubious Autism Treatment: Listening Therapies

Parents are always looking for new treatments to help their children with autism; it can be daunting to keep up with the multitude of new therapies constantly popping up on the internet, many with similar sounding names. There are several different “liste ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jul 7 2011 - 8:45pm

A Long Time Reading: Michael Shermer's Always Worth It

Mabel and Shermer ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jul 9 2011 - 4:30pm

Opinion: Procol Harum Redux

I stumbled upon the song “Conquistador” today and was stunned by the parallels between Procol Harum’s lyrical references to the Vietnam War and current US military actions. How many decisive victories can the United States claim since WWII?  The only clear ...

Blog Post - Laura Hult - Jul 10 2011 - 3:01am

Coffee and Catharsis- How are you helping?

Many of my clients are expressing deep fears about the future. They are concerned quite naturally about their families, personal finances, and so forth, but also about global affairs. I am pleasantly surprised that so many people are now keeping up with c ...

Blog Post - Laura Hult - Jul 11 2011 - 8:18pm

Women Fake It Less Than Men

I just finished watching the Women's World Cup semifinal football match, USA versus France, and am currently preparing to watch Japan versus Sweden and an important difference is immediately noticeable about womens' matches compared to men's ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 13 2011 - 2:24pm

The Broad Autism Phenotype: How Family Members Often Have Some Autistic Traits

In the autism community, it can’t help but be noticed that a good portion of the parents of autistic kids deal with the same kinds ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jul 17 2011 - 9:05pm

Diet Psychology- People Eat Less When They Have Big Forks

Larger portions mean we eat more food but bigger  bites less intuitively lead to eating less in restaurants,  according to new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The authors conducted their study in an Italian restaurant by using two sizes of forks ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 17 2011 - 9:47pm

Rock-Paper-Scissors: Not So Random After All?

Rock-paper-scissors (henceforth, it shall be known as RPS) is a game, or method to determine who has to do something nobody really wants to do. The rules are pretty well-known. The players simultaneously form a rock, paper or scissors gesture with their h ...

Article - Gunnar De Winter - Jul 20 2011 - 3:18am