Psychology

To Diet Successfully, Avoid Late Night Cravings- And Your Friends

Eating is a biological necessity that became a communal activity. If you have gotten used to eating popcorn at the movies with your family, you either have to avoid going to the movies or have the willpower to say no to the popcorn. Not everyone can do it ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 24 2014 - 12:42pm

How To Get Rid Of Phantom Limb Pain: Put It Back To Work

A new method for the treatment of phantom limb pain after an amputation has been initially tested on a patient who has suffered from severe phantom limb pain for 48 years. The case study shows a drastic reduction of pain. It is common for people who lose ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 25 2014 - 11:53pm

How To Reduce Autism By One Third

Autism diagnoses have gone up a lot in the last generation. It was to the 2000s what ADD diagnoses were to the 1990s.  And so people have rushed to attribute blame. Vaccines, GMOs, even BPA. If someone is selling alternative medicine, food or culture they ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 26 2014 - 3:58am

Ovulation Motivates Women To Outdo Other Women

Once a month, millions of women change their economic behavior and become more focused on their social standing relative to other women, says a paper written by scholars from The University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Minnesota. Why are ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 26 2014 - 2:29pm

Marketing: We Can't Just Ask, Because Consumers Can’t Tell

People believe that they know what moves them to act; marketers seem to agree.   To learn what people think and feel about a product or message, just ask them, right? ...

Article - Joel Weinberger - Feb 27 2014 - 10:49am

Is Wind Turbine Syndrome A Real Thing?

Here's an intellectual puzzle; which is more real, the viability of wind power as anything more than a sustainable gimmick or Wind Turbine Syndrome? ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 17 2014 - 9:32pm

Is 'Gaydar' Real? Psychology Paper Says It Is

How can you find a gay person? It's easy, just look on television. After the successes of "Will  &  Grace" and "Modern Family", networks have been putting gay characters everywhere they can. When the new comedy series "Wh ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2014 - 2:00pm

Would A Science Barbie Hurt Female Participation In Science?

While Barbie was once as stereotypical as G.I. Joe, in modern years she can 'be anything.' Ken is still kind of annoying, however. Yet to some it is not enough. Barbie must go. You won't be surprised to find that an article in Sex Roles, wh ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2014 - 11:21am

We Just Want To Be Liked: Frequent Facebook Use Linked To Eating Disorder Risk

Frequent Facebook users also share a greater risk of eating disorders, according to a new psychology paper. The small sample used 960 college students (naturally) and determined that more time on Facebook was associated with higher levels of disordered ea ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2014 - 6:30pm

What You're Doing Affects Perception Of Earthquake Intensity More Than Where You're At

While instruments an provide an objective measure of earthquake intensity, the intensity of ground motion is often anecdotal. How accurate and reliable are public perceptions? A new study in Seismological Research Letters suggests that a person's act ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 7 2014 - 8:51am