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Gaining advantages from childhood experience Medicine & Health / Psychology July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet It often seems that certain aspects of our personalities are influenced by events that occurred in our childhoods. A recent study by Dr. Akaysha Tang's research team from the University of New Mexico Psychology Department ...

Do women really talk more than men? Medicine & Health / Psychology July 05, 2007 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average of 16,000 words each day.

Half of women have negative feelings about 1-night stands Medicine & Health / Psychology June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 The sexual and feminist revolutions were supposed to free women to enjoy casual sex just as men always had. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women ...

Two sides of the same Coin: Money spurs changes for better and worse Medicine & Health / Psychology November 16, 2006 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet Money changes everything, and that includes changing people's motivations for the better and their behavior toward others for the worse, according to a new study published in the international journal Science.

How Does Your Brain Respond When You Think about Gambling or Taking Risks? Medicine & Health / Psychology January 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet Should you leave your comfortable job for one that pays better but is less secure? Should you have a surgery that is likely to extend your life but poses some risk that you will not survive the operation? Should you invest ...

Reflecting on values promotes love, acceptance Medicine & Health / Psychology July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet No one enjoys being told that their behavior is harmful to themselves or others. In fact, most people respond defensively when confronted with evidence that their behavior is irrational, irresponsible, or unhealthy. Fortunately, ...

Children learn smart behaviors without knowing what they know Medicine & Health / Psychology June 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Young children show evidence of smart and flexible behavior early in life – even though they don't really know what they're doing, new research suggests.

A mathematical problem that just doesn't add up Medicine & Health / Psychology May 04, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 105 vote(s) \| No comments yet Most of us share it and it seems a safe enough assumption: mathematical skills and performance develop and advance as students progress through their elementary school years. However, a new study by University of Notre Dame ...

It's enough to make you blush Medicine & Health / Psychology August 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An academic from the University of St Andrews is to delve into a series of embarrassing situations in an attempt to discover who makes us blush.

When the powerless rise up Medicine & Health / Psychology June 16, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet In an effort to reconcile the science stating that power leads to action and lack of power leads to inhibition -- despite constant historical reminders of the powerless rising up and taking action -- new research in the June ...

Eastern independence, Western conformity? Medicine & Health / Psychology June 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet While the act of selecting an everyday writing utensil seems to be a simple enough task, scientists have found that it actually could shed light on complex cultural differences.

Can't Take My Eyes Off You: New Study Shows The Power Of Attraction Medicine & Health / Psychology September 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 78 vote(s) \| No comments yet Whether we are seeking a mate or sizing up a potential rival, good-looking people capture our attention nearly instantaneously and render us temporarily helpless to turn our eyes away from them, according to a new Florida ...

The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading Medicine & Health / Psychology June 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Instead of focusing on personal Web sites and blogs, UA psychology researchers used stream of consciousness writings in their research to determine a more accurate measure of individual personlity traits.

What's mine is mine: Brain scans reveal what's behind the aversion to loss of possessions Medicine & Health / Psychology June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult to part with your stuff? A new study reveals fascinating insights into the specific neuropsychological mechanisms that are linked with the potential loss of possessions. The research, ...

It's okay to keep those feelings inside, new study suggests Medicine & Health / Psychology June 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist ...

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Gaining advantages from childhood experience Medicine & Health / Psychology July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet It often seems that certain aspects of our personalities are influenced by events that occurred in our childhoods. A recent study by Dr. Akaysha Tang's research team from the University of New Mexico Psychology Department ...

Do women really talk more than men? Medicine & Health / Psychology July 05, 2007 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average of 16,000 words each day.

Half of women have negative feelings about 1-night stands Medicine & Health / Psychology June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 The sexual and feminist revolutions were supposed to free women to enjoy casual sex just as men always had. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women ...

Two sides of the same Coin: Money spurs changes for better and worse Medicine & Health / Psychology November 16, 2006 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet Money changes everything, and that includes changing people's motivations for the better and their behavior toward others for the worse, according to a new study published in the international journal Science.

How Does Your Brain Respond When You Think about Gambling or Taking Risks? Medicine & Health / Psychology January 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet Should you leave your comfortable job for one that pays better but is less secure? Should you have a surgery that is likely to extend your life but poses some risk that you will not survive the operation? Should you invest ...

Reflecting on values promotes love, acceptance Medicine & Health / Psychology July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet No one enjoys being told that their behavior is harmful to themselves or others. In fact, most people respond defensively when confronted with evidence that their behavior is irrational, irresponsible, or unhealthy. Fortunately, ...

Children learn smart behaviors without knowing what they know Medicine & Health / Psychology June 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Young children show evidence of smart and flexible behavior early in life – even though they don't really know what they're doing, new research suggests.

A mathematical problem that just doesn't add up Medicine & Health / Psychology May 04, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 105 vote(s) \| No comments yet Most of us share it and it seems a safe enough assumption: mathematical skills and performance develop and advance as students progress through their elementary school years. However, a new study by University of Notre Dame ...

It's enough to make you blush Medicine & Health / Psychology August 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An academic from the University of St Andrews is to delve into a series of embarrassing situations in an attempt to discover who makes us blush.

When the powerless rise up Medicine & Health / Psychology June 16, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet In an effort to reconcile the science stating that power leads to action and lack of power leads to inhibition -- despite constant historical reminders of the powerless rising up and taking action -- new research in the June ...

Eastern independence, Western conformity? Medicine & Health / Psychology June 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet While the act of selecting an everyday writing utensil seems to be a simple enough task, scientists have found that it actually could shed light on complex cultural differences.

Can't Take My Eyes Off You: New Study Shows The Power Of Attraction Medicine & Health / Psychology September 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 78 vote(s) \| No comments yet Whether we are seeking a mate or sizing up a potential rival, good-looking people capture our attention nearly instantaneously and render us temporarily helpless to turn our eyes away from them, according to a new Florida ...

The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading Medicine & Health / Psychology June 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Instead of focusing on personal Web sites and blogs, UA psychology researchers used stream of consciousness writings in their research to determine a more accurate measure of individual personlity traits.

What's mine is mine: Brain scans reveal what's behind the aversion to loss of possessions Medicine & Health / Psychology June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult to part with your stuff? A new study reveals fascinating insights into the specific neuropsychological mechanisms that are linked with the potential loss of possessions. The research, ...

It's okay to keep those feelings inside, new study suggests Medicine & Health / Psychology June 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist ...

Gaining advantages from childhood experience

Do women really talk more than men?

Half of women have negative feelings about 1-night stands

Two sides of the same Coin: Money spurs changes for better and worse

How Does Your Brain Respond When You Think about Gambling or Taking Risks?

Reflecting on values promotes love, acceptance

Children learn smart behaviors without knowing what they know

A mathematical problem that just doesn't add up

It's enough to make you blush

When the powerless rise up

Eastern independence, Western conformity?

Can't Take My Eyes Off You: New Study Shows The Power Of Attraction

The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading

What's mine is mine: Brain scans reveal what's behind the aversion to loss of possessions

It's okay to keep those feelings inside, new study suggests

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