Psychology

Managers Tolerate Suspect Behavior When Employee Production Is Good

Everyone has known a coworker who wastes time, mismanages resources, and has been known to engage in activities that are conflicts of interest, yet they "do no wrong" in the eyes of the company. Why? Because they produce.  A new paper in Personn ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2016 - 3:22pm

Catfishing: Men On Tinder Expect Casual Sex If A Woman's Appearance Doesn't Match The Profile

Men on Tinder expect casual sex to compensate for the 'breach of trust' when their date's appearance is less attractive than her profile photograph, say sociologists at the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Birmin ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2016 - 11:36am

Mars Labeling Is Marketing Genius- They Know People Won't Do What It Says

The move by food group Mars to introduce a worldwide labeling scheme that categorizes its products as “occasional” and “everyday” based on their sugar, salt and fat content, is both unusual and potentially risky. The American company is behind products inc ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 22 2016 - 9:56am

Why Does Anyone Still Believe In The Loch Ness Monster?

People are fascinated by the unknown, by the possibility that there are things out there that are yet to be discovered. We think that most of our planet has been mapped by satellites and continents have been thoroughly explored. Although scientists estima ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 26 2016 - 6:30am

Younger Gay And Bisexual Men 6X More Likely To Attempt Suicide

Young gay and bisexual men under the age of 26 are six times more likely to attempt suicide or self-harm compared to men in that group aged over 45, and twice as likely to be depressed or anxious, according to a paper in the Journal of Public Health. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2016 - 9:20am

Balance Schmalance: Combining Home And Work Life Can Be Better

London, UK (May 04, 2016). Leaving work at the office and home at the door may not always be the best strategy for employee well-being and performance, according to a new paper in Human Relations. Traditionally it has been thought that in order to maintai ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2016 - 10:38am

Young Bisexual Women More Susceptible To Depression

A study finds greater prevalence of mental health symptoms in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) community in your bisexual women.  During routine visits with physicians, participants in the study, numbering 2,513 between the ages of 14 and ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2016 - 7:09am

Advertorials Are Misleading And Persuasive

Why is the WebMD website so successful? Last week, John Oliver ridiculed them for promoting every suspect association between anything and cancer, without any analysis or critical thinking.  A new paper paper in the journal Communication Research may prov ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2016 - 9:32am

A Desire For Less Competition May Account For Female Inequality

Psychologically, women may not like much competition, according to a female psychologist, and that may account for inequality in academia and the work force. If that is true, though, why is psychology 70 percent women? There is just as much competition, i ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2016 - 7:04am

Online Therapy As Effective As Anything Else For Treating Some Anxiety

A new atudy finds that an online computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program both alone and in combination with Internet Support Groups (ISG) is more effective than doctors for anxiety and depression. ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2016 - 11:39am