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Adults easily fooled by children's false denials Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never happened, according to new research from the University ...

Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives.

Americans spending, gambling, saving: Who's happiest, who's most at risk? Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet For some, spending in today's tumultuous economy is not a problem, especially for those who don't care what everyone else has. But for others, casino splurges, not saving enough or buying the latest iPhone on impulse can ...

Professor sees optimism in prejudice research Medicine & Health / Psychology August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- It is a question on many Americans' minds: Is the United States ready for a black president, or will deep-rooted and even unconscious prejudices show at the polls? For Patricia Devine, a UW-Madison psychology ...

Complex decision? Don't sleep on it Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research.

When charities ask for time, people give more money Medicine & Health / Psychology August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet According to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, simply asking people a question about whether they're willing to volunteer their time leads to increases in donations of both time and money.

Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment Medicine & Health / Psychology August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Many sports teams select their uniforms based on the mascot, city or country they are representing, not on a referee's preference or bias. But a new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive ...

Measuring the auditory dynamics of selective attention Medicine & Health / Psychology August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Call it the cocktail party effect: how an individual can participate in a one-on-one conversation within a cluster of people, switch to another, pick up important comments while tuning out others, change topics and return ...

Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural ...

Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say Medicine & Health / Psychology August 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of Princeton psychology researchers has developed a computer program that allows scientists to analyze better than ever before what it is about certain human faces that makes them look ...

I can, automatically, become just like you Medicine & Health / Psychology August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ...

Women end up less happy than men Medicine & Health / Psychology July 29, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s) \| User comments: 18 Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California ...

Context and personality key in understanding responses to emotional facial expressions Medicine & Health / Psychology August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet It is well appreciated that facial expressions play a major role in non-verbal social communication among humans and other primates, because faces provide rapid access to information about the identity as well as the internal ...

Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 ...

You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression Medicine & Health / Psychology August 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope.

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Adults easily fooled by children's false denials Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never happened, according to new research from the University ...

Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives.

Americans spending, gambling, saving: Who's happiest, who's most at risk? Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet For some, spending in today's tumultuous economy is not a problem, especially for those who don't care what everyone else has. But for others, casino splurges, not saving enough or buying the latest iPhone on impulse can ...

Professor sees optimism in prejudice research Medicine & Health / Psychology August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- It is a question on many Americans' minds: Is the United States ready for a black president, or will deep-rooted and even unconscious prejudices show at the polls? For Patricia Devine, a UW-Madison psychology ...

Complex decision? Don't sleep on it Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research.

When charities ask for time, people give more money Medicine & Health / Psychology August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet According to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, simply asking people a question about whether they're willing to volunteer their time leads to increases in donations of both time and money.

Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment Medicine & Health / Psychology August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Many sports teams select their uniforms based on the mascot, city or country they are representing, not on a referee's preference or bias. But a new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive ...

Measuring the auditory dynamics of selective attention Medicine & Health / Psychology August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Call it the cocktail party effect: how an individual can participate in a one-on-one conversation within a cluster of people, switch to another, pick up important comments while tuning out others, change topics and return ...

Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural ...

Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say Medicine & Health / Psychology August 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of Princeton psychology researchers has developed a computer program that allows scientists to analyze better than ever before what it is about certain human faces that makes them look ...

I can, automatically, become just like you Medicine & Health / Psychology August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ...

Women end up less happy than men Medicine & Health / Psychology July 29, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s) \| User comments: 18 Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California ...

Context and personality key in understanding responses to emotional facial expressions Medicine & Health / Psychology August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet It is well appreciated that facial expressions play a major role in non-verbal social communication among humans and other primates, because faces provide rapid access to information about the identity as well as the internal ...

Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 ...

You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression Medicine & Health / Psychology August 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope.

Adults easily fooled by children's false denials

Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories

Americans spending, gambling, saving: Who's happiest, who's most at risk?

Professor sees optimism in prejudice research

Complex decision? Don't sleep on it

When charities ask for time, people give more money

Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment

Measuring the auditory dynamics of selective attention

Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions

Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say

I can, automatically, become just like you

Women end up less happy than men

Context and personality key in understanding responses to emotional facial expressions

Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected

You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression

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