Psychology

Quitting Cigarettes- 'Cold State' Empathy May Explain Why It Is So Hard

A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit “cold turkey” often fizzle out within days or even hours. If a smoker isn't yearning for a cigarette when h ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2008 - 11:39am

Blowing Away Stress One Cigar At A Time

If Leopold de Rothschild, Sir Winston Churchill, or the 5th Earl of Lonsdale were alive today their supreme goal would be to eliminate stress from the world with a nice smoke. At the Tobacco Republic, in Loomis, California, such a place exists. In this sor ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Aug 27 2011 - 6:24pm

Chewing Gum Linked To Lowered Stress Levels

Andrew Scholey, Ph.D., professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia has led a research study on the effects of chewing gum on stress relief and focus and concentration. The study found that chewing gum helped rel ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2008 - 6:40pm

Dieters Feel Fuller With A High Protein Breakfast- Study

A new study published online today in the British Journal of Nutrition found that timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. The study concluded that when people ate high-quality protein foods, from sources such as e ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2008 - 11:11am

Minority Report for Hockey Players...and the rest of us

What if society could identify aggressive behavior in individuals before a criminal act was committed? Sound a little like the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report (2002)?,well it should. Researchers at Brock University in Canada have recently completed a stud ...

Blog Post - Michael Windelspecht - Oct 22 2008 - 10:59pm

Credit Cards And Gift Certificates Are More Like 'Monopoly Money' Than Real Cash

People are more frugal when paying cash than using credit cards or gift certificates. They also spend less when they have to estimate expenses. The conclusion that cash discourages spending while credit and gift cards encourage it arises from four studies ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2008 - 1:20pm

Kids Born Extremely Pre-Term Had 4X Greater Instance Of Behavioral Problems- Study

Children born prematurely are four times more likely to have emotional problems or behavioral disorders, according to new research. A team led by the University of Warwick's Department of Psychology and Warwick Medical School examined the behaviour o ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2008 - 9:48am

Types Of Motion Connote Gender Qualities, Says New Study

Apparently, you can tell a lot about people from the way they move- gender, age, and even mood. Researchers say they have found that observers perceive masculine motion as coming toward them, while a characteristically feminine walk looks like it's he ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2008 - 11:38am

Infidelity- Why People Cheat

The probability of someone cheating during the course of a relationship varies between 40 and 76 percent. "It's very high," says Geneviève Beaulieu-Pelletier, PhD student at the Université de Montréal's Department of Psychology. Accordi ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2008 - 1:38pm

Women Feel More Stress Working For Women Than They Do Men

A person's gender in a leadership role is associated with the mental and physical health of subordinates, according to new research out of the University of Toronto. The study conducted by Scott Schieman, a professor of sociology at the University of ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 9 2008 - 11:46am