Psychology

Most people claim they don't make judgments about people based on appearance, and most people who say that are lying.  'First impressions' became a term for a reason. Everyone knows appearance…

In the last year, I've had the occasion to review several books that deal with the unconscious mind. Each author has had an interesting take on the same material, and it's been illuminating to see…

Husbands and wives express love differently in marriage, according to a new study.  Looking at survey results collected at four time points over 13 years of marriage, researchers ("Do Men and…

Afraid of flying?  Maybe there is something to that.  Dogs?  Okay.  But fear of buttons?  Puh-leeeze. The phobia business - legitimizing irrational quirks - has become Big…

It's American election season and that means it is time for psychologists to introduce racism again - not whether you are racist, but how much. Well, only white people are, said a talk at the Annual…

We can't complain that children don't know how to think and act like adults if we homogenize the way children behave...but criminologists wish you would.   If you don't, they could be drug…

If the legend is true, Aesop lived during the sixth century B.C. He was born a slave but was given his freedom as a reward for his wit and intelligence.   He never wrote anything down but the…

Having cancer takes a toll on the body but the emotional strains are considerable. The stresses of undergoing treatment, along with the impact it has on relationships with family and friends, can be…

If only there were a field that examines the spiritual, therapeutic and psychological aspects of human-nature relationships, I'd abandon my graduate studies in Theoretical Phys Ed and embrace this…

Is psychology a science?   Increasingly, the respect of science (and scientists) by the public has been dropping and a part of that reason is because the line of what science is has become fuzzy…