Scientific research has shed new light on dissociative symptoms and dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.
Read moreDetailsLove can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Which way it turns depends on the best way to protect the relationship, say researchers studying the evolution of romantic love.
Read moreDetailsThinking about religion gives people more self-control on later, unrelated tasks; according to results from a series of recent Queen's University study.
Read moreDetailsRepublicans and Democrats are less divided in their attitudes than popularly believed, according to new research.
Read moreDetailsA recent study found that a structured physical activity program may help to improve children's muscular capacities, motor skills, behavior assessments, and the ability to process information.
Read moreDetailsA clean desk might not be all it's cracked up to be. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, messiness can lead consumers toward clearer thinking—especially political conservatives.
Read moreDetailsHumanizing a brand can influence consumer behavior in a healthy or unhealthy direction—depending on how they envision the brand, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Read moreDetailsWhile contracts are an indispensable tool in the modern workplace, a new study has found that they may also be very effective in contemporary classrooms.
Read moreDetailsImagine the following scenarios: a co-worker is spoken to condescendingly, excluded from a meeting, or ignored by a supervisor. How does it make you feel? Do you feel differently depending on whether your co-worker is a man or a woman?
Read moreDetailsIt’s easy to pick up on the movements that other people make—scratching your head, crossing your legs. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that people only feel the urge...
Read moreDetailsBlogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Read moreDetailsThat cartoon scary face – wide eyes, ready to run – may have helped our primate ancestors survive in a dangerous wild, according to the authors of an article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the...
Read moreDetailsWhere does prejudice come from? Not from ideology, say the authors of a new paper. Instead, prejudice stems from a deeper psychological need, associated with a particular way of thinking.
Read moreDetailsA survey of police officers indicated that about 40 percent have a sleep disorder, which was associated with an increased risk of adverse health, safety and performance outcomes, according to a study in the December 21 issue of JAMA.
Read moreDetailsAt UCLA's Laboratory of Integrative Neuroimaging Technology, researchers use functional MRI brain scans to observe brain signal changes that take place during mental activity. They then employ computerized machine learning (ML) methods to study these patterns and identify the cognitive...
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