Tag: psychology

Walnuts

Want Smart and Legal Mood-Enhancement (for Men)? Read On

21/11/2016

The key to a better mood for young men is found in walnuts...

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earworms

Earworms: A Guide to Making Them, And Getting Rid of Them

06/11/2016

Why some songs get stuck in your head ...

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What’s a Hug Worth? How Parental Affection Influences Health

08/10/2016

Good relationships with parents may benefit children's health decades later ...

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It’s A Start: Being Bipolar, Accepting I’m Ill (Mental Health)

18/09/2016

The first step to better mental health is accepting there's a problem. ...

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Shell Shopped? Tracking the Post-Disaster Shopping Urge

09/09/2016

Post disaster consumers value off brand, low cost goods...

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The Right Kind of Screen Zombie: iPads For Child Sedation

31/08/2016

iPads are as effective as sedatives for children before operations ...

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Can You Smell What it Looks Like? How Visuals Disrupt Memory

30/08/2016

A visual nudge can disrupt recall of what things look like ...

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Does Your Dog Love You, Or The Treat You’re Holding?

20/08/2016

Study explores canine reward preferences...

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Drinking for Two. Does Marriage Increase or Decrease Alcohol Consumption?

13/08/2016

Does marriage affect drinking? A new study provides insights ...

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Backslap or Backstab – How Conflict Varies by Gender

11/08/2016

Study shows men follow up conflict with friendly gestures more than women...

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Uncoupled Forever. The Science of Single Life

08/08/2016

Single people have richer social lives, more psychological growth than married people...

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Should You Trust Your Gut Instinct? What Do Psychologists Say?

27/07/2016

Systematic reasoning appears to beat intuition for recognizing emotions in others, study says...

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Boredom Breeds Swivel-Eyed Loons? Existential Ennui and Extremism

10/07/2016

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”B/dropcaporedom, it seems, is a contributing cause to political extremism. Evidently, the smartphone age has had its usual inflationary...

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Revenge: Best Served Cold, or Not At All?

01/07/2016

Revenge is (bitter)sweet, study confirms ...

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teens

For Teenage Boys: The Proven Way to Double Your Female Friends

14/06/2016

Teenage boys who show empathy attract 1.8 more girlfriends than boys who don't....

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Two (Unfortunately Limited) Keys to Minimizing Your Risk of Anxiety Attacks

06/06/2016

Women and people under the age of 35 at greatest risk of anxiety ...

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Old Dog, New Trick, No Thanks? How Declining Dopamine Levels Affect Decision Making

05/06/2016

Brain chemistry may explain why older people take fewer risks ...

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Yearning for Pet Sounds

02/06/2016

Predating instant gratification by decades, Pet Sounds expresses a yearning which still makes for emotional listening. Essay...

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pouting baby

Sick of Screen Time Tantrums? Blame the Gadget

08/05/2016

Two-minute warnings make kids' 'screen time' tantrums worse ...

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The Eyebleach Effect: Is Intentional Forgetting Possible?

07/05/2016

Study shows how memories can be intentionally forgotten ...

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Tripped into the Door? Psychedelic Drugs May Reduce Domestic Violence

28/04/2016

Study finds psychedelic drugs may reduce domestic violence ...

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polar bears

Are You Gettin’ It? The Effects of Frequent Sex (with your partner) on Relationships

27/04/2016

Does frequent sex lead to better relationships? Depends on how you ask ...

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Is Risky Behaviour in the Head or the Heart? Research Suggests Both

19/04/2016

Fewer romantic prospects may lead to riskier investments ...

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suicidal clown

Like Drugs? Like Booze? You May Have a Heightened Suicide Risk

10/04/2016

Simultaneous cocaine and alcohol use linked to heightened suicide risk ...

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What Colour are Action Man’s Pants? If You Know, You’ll Probably Want One of These

07/04/2016

Touching this robot can elicit physiological arousal in humans ...

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mind-wandering, daydream

Creative Mind-Wandering or Disastrous Zone-Out, Which do You Do?

02/04/2016

Whether your mind-wandering is intentional or accidental makes a difference to how useful it is...

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Do You Feel Lucky? Overconfidence and Intelligence – The Link

09/03/2016

Those who think intelligence is fixed have confidence exceeding their ability...

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Cannabis seedling

Chill, Dude! Or Maybe Not. Cannabis Users Have Difficulty Processing Emotions

03/03/2016

Colorado State University study points to cannabis' muddling effect on emotion processing ...

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Maybe Practise Makes Perfect, But Perfect Makes Enemies.

10/02/2016

Everyone hates a know-all. Seeing exemplary peer work can undermine student performance ...

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jazz piano

Mind of Blue. The Neuroscience of the Minor Key

06/01/2016

Study of jazz pianists finds 'happy' and 'sad' music evoke different neural patterns...

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