Psychology

Junk Food Rats Ditch Balanced Diet To Eat Just Like Obese People

Supersize me: buffet edition. Joanna Servaes, CC BY-NC By Aaron Blaisdell, University of California, Los Angeles ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 29 2014 - 9:22am

How Neuroscience Is Being Used To Spread Quackery In Business And Education

Image: If only neuroscience was that easy. Credit: quixotecr, CC BY-NC-ND By Matt Wall, Imperial College London During World War II, residents on the islands in the southern Pacific Ocean saw heavy activity by US planes, bringing in goods and supplies for ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 30 2014 - 3:00pm

Racial Disparities In Shootings- It's Easier To Shoot White People

Given the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and the highly charged claims of racism, it is no surprise that a Washington State University study of deadly force found that there is bias when it comes to skin color and being willing to pull a gun trigger ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2014 - 10:03am

Muslim Hijab Linked To Less Negative Body Image Among Women

Though to Western women, Muslim women in the Mid-East and Asia seem oppressed because they have no choice in wearing a hijab, the Islamic head- and body-cover common in Muslim culture, studies have shown that Muslim women have a more positive body image. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2014 - 2:29pm

WHO Suicide Report Shows We Must Stop Seeing Depression As A Disorder Of Developed World

By Barbara Sahakian, University of Cambridge and Muzaffer Kaser, University of Cambridge ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 4 2014 - 9:12am

Before You Judge Personality Tests, Consider What They Don’t Judge

Personality tests will not judge you on how you look, the clothes you wear or where you went to school, so why are people so wary of them? Credit: Shutterstock By Nick Haslam, University of Melbourne ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 4 2014 - 4:00pm

Customer Experience Matters Most When The Economy Is Doing Well

Unless you are part of the 1 percent with your stock portfolio climbing, you are probably not an American who factors your experience into which price you pay these days.  A common belief is that the economy affects what one purchases and that is independ ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2014 - 10:23pm

The Stigma Of Mental Health Is A Barrier To Getting Care

Millions of Americans are thought to experience mental illness in a given year, and the impacts of mental illness are undoubtedly felt by millions more in the form of family members, friends, and coworkers. Though there are concerns about a lack of eviden ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2014 - 9:04pm

Once You See Hershey’s New Logo As The Poo Emoji, There Is No Going Back

Different kind of chocolate factory. Credit: Cklaighe/Conversation composite By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Penn State College of Medicine ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 7 2014 - 9:58pm

Reflection Misperception, Or How I’m Learning To Stop Worrying And Embrace Boyfriend Jeans

Feeling comfortable in our own skin when it comes to clothes is more complicated than just “being yourself”. Image: Flickr, Maria Morri By Rosie Findlay, University of Sydney. ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 8 2014 - 11:00am