Psychology

I'm going to be honest here. I have a bone to pick with science. A week or so ago on Twitter, I tweeted this:Based on some of the responses I got, I decided to probe a little further. I wanted to…

It's a known aspect of the human condition that people tend to diminish the negative impact of something they do while recognizing the negative impact of things they don't do as common sense.  …

People will pay more for an iPhone, or any product, if it is owned by someone the consumer has 'positive' envy of, such as a friend or celebrity they like, according to a new study in the Journal of…

I'm sure for many of us, our family stories are rich, varied, and often conflicting. We share our pasts with our children often without reflection of what they do not know and are surprised when…

A man that fancies women with blond hair may announce such almost anywhere. Established scientists frequently work thinly veiled references to the proverbial sexiness of blondes into their talks, to…

Mental health clinicians need a new way classify personality disorders.  A more scientific and practical method of categorizing disorders could improve treatment, says a new analysis. The fifth…

Have you heard about HOTorNOT.com? It's perhaps the most superficial of all superficial dating site, allowing members to vote on other members' attractiveness and promoting dating decisions based…

A new study says supplemental brief dynamic therapy in the treatment of patients with obsessive compulsive-disorder with concurrent major depressive disorder who are receiving effective medication…

A new study published says that people who think about time become more social and at least plan to spend more time with the people in their lives, while people who think about money fill their…

Gamblers behave differently during game time and lulls in action such as half-time.   A computer-modeled comparison of their actions says there are corollaries between the actions of gamblers at…