Psychology

Children Of Attentive Parents Smoke Less Pot, Say Psychologists

Psychologists earlier this month confirmed what most parents likely already know about their  teenage children. The more they're involved in their kids' lives (Specifically, by knowing where their children are, who they're with and what they ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2009 - 7:56pm

Search Engines Might Be Making Us Smarter

Considering the people and things most often googled these days, it maybe surprising to learn that search engines play a much bigger role in our lives than just helping us find pictures of Megan Fox and mildly entertaining videos of would-be wrestlers in t ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 19 2009 - 1:59pm

The Power of The Mind

   The mind is a powerful thing. Not only does it allow us to control our entire body, but it allows us to also reason and solve problems facing the world today. It is said that we, as humans, use 10% of our brain power! If we are able to do the things we ...

Blog Post - Christian F - Nov 19 2009 - 5:46pm

Young Girls Stressed About Appearance, But Not Because Of Movies

It's well known that young girls are very self-conscious about their bodies, but it may not be because of the unrealistically thin Disney characters they see on TV, as is often assumed. A new study featured in the British Journal of Developmental Psyc ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2009 - 12:25pm

Do People Use God To Validate Their Beliefs?

Religious people say their belief in a personal god functions as a moral compass, helping them form opinions about controversial issues and distinguish right from wrong. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, however, ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 30 2009 - 5:34pm

Facebook Profiles Reveal Accurate Personality Portraits

Contrary to the widely held assumption that people use facebook and other social networking sites to make idealized impressions of themselves, a new psychology study suggests that facebook and myspace profiles are actually utilized for genuine social inter ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 1 2009 - 2:09pm

Prepping For Finals? Don't Pore Over Your Notes, Test Yourself

With the fall semester coming to a close, a Purdue University psychologist has some advice for all those college students who are poring over their notes in preparation for finals. Don't. In a paper recently featured in the Journal of Experimental Psy ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 10 2009 - 2:11pm

Why Men Cheat (The Answer)

Hint- It's not the obvious one. Here is the question: What is the number one reason men give for cheating on their partner? a) Primarily sexual dissatisfaction b) Other/ no dissatisfaction c) Equal emotional and sexual dissatisfaction d) Primarily emo ...

Blog Post - Asha John - Dec 11 2009 - 9:21pm

Creativity: A Crime Of Passion

Creativity seems to be the "buzz word" of the 2000s. Society values it, companies need it, and employers want it. Or do they? What society claims to want and what is actually rewarded in practice are two different things. We claim to want innovat ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Apr 16 2010 - 9:14pm

Biology, Romance and Tiger Woods

The question on everyone’s lips is “Why?” Why did someone like Tiger Woods, who had so much to lose, do what he did? Because he could? Because he didn’t care? We’ll never really know until the Oprah interview. (You know it’s coming.) In the meantime, here ...

Blog Post - Asha John - Dec 13 2009 - 11:45pm