Psychology

Don't Like STEM Fields? Maybe You Are Too Romantic

Four new studies have found that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she is less likely to go into majors and activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).  The studies were undertaken to determine why women ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2011 - 11:03am

Living With A Narcissist

'Forgiveness is not something you do for others, nor does forgiving mean the offending behaviour is acceptable. It is something you do for yourself! By forgiving, you choose not to carry the burden of hate' Paul Bretherton   Narcissistic Persona ...

Article - Paul Bretherton - Jul 19 2012 - 5:22pm

We're All Better Than Average- And Rich College Kids Moreso

There's long been a maddening belief by a subset of psychologists who have never actually been to the Eastern part of the world that Asia is some collectivist Utopia. When it comes to inflated self-importance- hubris, even- some research contends, the ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 1 2011 - 1:35pm

9/11 And The Death Of The Ego

Why would Mohamed Atta graciously let a car rental agent know the check oil light was on in the car he returned and then help crash a plane full of people and fuel into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, an act of simple religious hatred? It's ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 25 2011 - 9:47am

Are There Mental Health Effects Related To Abortion?

Abortion is not a contentious issue in America these days- campaign platforms primarily center on differences in taxation and the scope of government but, for the most part, abortion for the left and the 2nd Amendment for the right are really only invoked ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 14 2011 - 11:04am

Breast-Feeding Mothers More Like A 'Mama Bear' Than Bottle-Feeders

Breast-feeding mothers are far more likely to demonstrate a 'mama bear' effect', aggressively protecting their infants and themselves, than women who bottle-feed their babies or who are non-mothers, says a new study in Psychological Science. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2011 - 11:48am

Meat Eaters Are Anti-Social Psychologist Diederik Stapel Sacked

Can we get three cheers for psychology?  The bulk of the quality researchers in the field have consistently been under fire because of researchers like Satoshi Kanazawa and Marc Hauser but have started taking their discipline back. Circling the wagons arou ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 8 2011 - 10:33am

Collective Intention And 'The Power Of Thought'- A 9/11 Experiment

A group of people are joining together for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center to discover whether their 'collective intention' can bring peace to the world. What does that even mean?  The 9/11 In ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 11 2011 - 4:00am

SpongeBob SquarePants Is Bad For Kids? I Believe The Truthiness!

I don't like SpongeBob SquarePants.  I generally regard any parent who does like  SpongeBob SquarePants with suspicion and derision; they probably watch "Real Housewives of Fresno" or whatever city that show is down to now. So when I see an ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 12 2011 - 11:06am

Negative Bias: Fear Of Fear Itself

The fury of Hurricane Irene was out-categorized by a second hurricane that occurred at the same time: the media windstorm covering the event — a newspaper and broadcast blitz pummeling the public sphere with the unrelenting force of a tsunami. ...

Article - Michael W. Taft - Sep 16 2011 - 6:07pm