Psychology

Want Romance? Show A Little Gratitude

If you want boost your romantic relationship, and achieve and maintain satisfaction with your partner, show some gratitude. Positive thinking has been shown to have a longstanding constructive effect on our emotional life. Extending these positive emotions ...

Article - News Staff - May 24 2010 - 5:54pm

"Macho Men" Are Dangerous Drivers, Psychologist Says

The more "macho" the man, the more risks he is likely to take on the road, according to a study by  a psychologist at the University of Montreal. So what is a macho man? In 2004, an American researcher developed the Auburn Differential Masculinit ...

Article - News Staff - May 26 2010 - 12:20pm

A Brief History Of The Psychology Of Religion

When I'm not delving into the science and pseudoscience surrounding autism, I have other areas of interest that I turn my attention to. The psychology of religion is one of those areas of interest. Introduction to the subject: ...

Article - Kim Wombles - May 28 2010 - 9:47pm

Some Thoughts On Parenting, And Then Research Based Blogging: Culture And Autism

When I did my master's degree, I split my areas of interest: my thesis and several projects leading up to it focused on a fairly complex intersection of how personality traits, explanatory style, religious well-being and spiritual well-being impacted ...

Article - Kim Wombles - May 31 2010 - 10:22am

Meditation Reduces Emotional Impact Of Pain (Whatever That Means)

Given that the brain is something of a mystery, almost anything that works is worth doing, even if it ends up being the same as a placebo. Meditation is often linked to beneficial effects, though no one is sure why, but a new study says people who meditate ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2010 - 12:18pm

The Emic and the Etic in Cross-Cultural Research

Occasionally, as a mother of three on the spectrum and an active autism-related blogger, I need a break from all things autism. Just as the psychology of religion is one of my areas of interest, so too is cultural psychology. ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jun 2 2010 - 2:41pm

Robots For Therapy And The Lack Of Empathy Myth

" Empathy is one of those ski ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jun 5 2010 - 9:10pm

Number Issues: Autism and Intellectual Disability

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Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jun 6 2010 - 1:59pm

Once More into the Breach of Autism and Intellectual Disability

“An overall cognitive deficit is not a defining feature of autism. “ –Amiet et al. (2008) … ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Jun 7 2010 - 6:02pm

Wait: What Were The Controls? (Kids In Lesbian Households)

A CNN headline reads " Kids of lesbians have fewer behavioral problems, study suggests ". Interesting, but wait... The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, followed 78 lesbian couples who conceived through sperm donations... The inv ...

Article - Adam Retchless - Jun 8 2010 - 8:06pm