Psychology

In Person Or Online, Daters Lie Just The Same

Just as they would in face-to-face dating, people who lie about themselves on internet dating services probably are people-pleasers who want to present themselves in the most favorable light to get someone to like them, according to a study in the Journal ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2010 - 1:51pm

Sexsomnia: A Sleep Disorder With Sexual Behaviour

Making love in the middle of the night while both of you are half asleep is undoubtedly pleasurable. But what if you suddenly realize that your partner is still asleep; not just half asleep but fully asleep on the job? If so, then he or she may be sufferin ...

Article - Richard Mankiewicz - Feb 12 2011 - 7:19pm

Go Figure- Children Taught Self-Control Behave Better

 A new study by researchers at the University of Rochester may very well revolutionize the concept of parenting. The study of 226 children from kindergarten up to third grade found that those taught skills to monitor and control their anger and other emoti ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 5 2010 - 2:50pm

The Plague And Burnout: Flow As The Solution To Both

I sincerely apologize for my complete absence from the blogging world though a recent bout with what can only be called "The Plague" has had me incapacitated for more than a week. Minus a trip to the doctor that only reinforced my belief that goi ...

Article - Me W - May 15 2010 - 5:26pm

Dopamine: The Neurotransmitter With Many Faces

A new study that was just released on Sunday and published online in Nature Neuroscience has found that Ritalin, a popular medication to treat ADD/HD, helps improve learning not only by improving focus, but also by increasing plasticity of neural connectio ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Mar 9 2010 - 2:17am

Atheists And Liberals More "Intelligent"? Better Check Your Definitions...

In the past week or two, there have been several news stories and blogs (including here on SB) written in regards to a paper that came out this month titled, "Why Liberals and Atheists Are More Intelligent". It would be easy for the untrained eye ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Mar 22 2010 - 12:23pm

Video Games Probably Make Kids Dumber, Study Claims

Some studies suggest that video gaming can improve vision and enhance information processing abilities. But that may be total nonsense, according to a study that examined the short-term effects of video-game ownership on academic development in young boys. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2010 - 1:31pm

Catching a ball in 2009!

It (catching a ball) was easy, I was 35 or so and for the first time  in my life caught a ball! To be able to do this I had to learn how to think  with both OPTIC and Brain Generated vision. Psychology has no clue we have two forms of vision that happen du ...

Blog Post - Rich Shull - Mar 14 2010 - 11:15am

Meeting "Uncle Joe" a mind slip- view inside the mind

Autism and your normal mind-the connection. Have you ever been going along having a chat and suddenly your stopped cold?  You then see a "minds eye" thought of uncle joe (or something else). You are then forced to say I can picture him or it but, ...

Blog Post - Rich Shull - Mar 15 2010 - 11:13am

'Green' Purchases Often Motivated By Status

Environmentally friendly products are everywhere, but consumers aren't purchasing them because they care about the environment, according to a new University of Minnesota study. "Green purchases are often motivated by status," says Vladas Gr ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 15 2010 - 1:32pm