Women’s own body dissatisfaction appears to influence their judgment of other women’s body sizes
New research provides evidence that how women judge the transition from normal to overweight in other women's bodies is related...
Body dysmorphic disorder linked to deficits in cognitive flexibility and visuospatial skills
Body dysmorphia is something a lot of people suffer from, and it can lead to low self-esteem and disordered eating....
Eye movements could be the missing link in our understanding of memory
Although only a limited amount of information can be processed at each fixation point, a sequence of eye movements binds...
People who lack cognitive reflectiveness are more likely to believe Trump’s false election fraud claims, study finds
Individuals who fail a test of cognitive reflectiveness are more likely to doubt the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election...
Self-talk and mental imagery improve young tennis players’ serve performance, study finds
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology adds to a body of research suggesting that mental strategies can improve...
People with a higher conspiracy mentality have a general tendency to judge others as untrustworthy
New research published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology suggests that a tendency to readily believe conspiracy theories coincides with a general...
People who are more receptive to bullshit also tend to overestimate their creativity ability, study finds
People who mistake meaningless sentences for profound statements tend to be poor judges of their own cognitive performance, particularly when...
Psychosocial stress triggers an oxytocin response in women, study finds
Socially anxious women exhibit heightened oxytocin reactivity to psychosocial stress, according to new research published in Psychoneuroendocrinology. The study provides evidence...
Hunger can alter aesthetic preferences for human bodies and other objects, study finds
We’ve all been given the advice “don’t grocery shop hungry” before—but should hunger make us also stay off dating apps?...
Psychologists observe larger striatal volumes in psychopathic adults
A region of the forebrain known as the striatum tends to be larger in psychopathic individuals, according to new neuroimaging...
Study suggests that striving for excellence — but not perfection — boosts creative performance
New research published in the British Journal of Psychology suggests that if you want to improve your creativity, it is better to...
Early life adversity impacts cognitive function in later adulthood
New findings suggest that allostatic load mediates the association between early life adversity and global cognition, as well as executive...
Higher testosterone levels reduce men’s risk of becoming or staying unemployed, study finds
New research provides evidence that higher testosterone levels reduce the risk of unemployment and increase the odds of landing a...
People who are good with numbers tend to have higher income and life satisfaction, study finds
Research shows that education is linked to higher life satisfaction, but it is still unclear as to why. New research...
Neuroscientists gain a deeper understanding of how LSD affects molecular brain activity
The dopaminergic system appears to play an important but overlooked role in LSD's effects on consciousness, according to new research...
