Psychological Review publishes articles that make important theoretical contributions to any area of scientific psychology, including systematic evaluation of alternative theories. Papers mainly focused on surveys of the literature, problems of method and design, or reports of empirical findings are not appropriate.
"Breathe in… Breathe out…" or "take a deep breath and count to ten." The calming effect of breathing in stressful situations is a concept most of us have met before. Now Professor Micah Allen from the Department of Clinical ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Published in Psychological Review, the science behind this study utilizes work on artificial intelligence, consciousness, perception, and mental health that spans 20 years of research.
Jul 12, 2022
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Why are we so sure that the way we see people, situations and politics is accurate, and the way other people see them is foolishly wrong?
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Scientists have long known that while listening to a sequence of sounds, people often perceive a rhythm, even when the sounds are identical and equally spaced. One regularity that was discovered over 100 years ago is the ...
Jul 9, 2021
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When a word is too frequently used as a catch-all term, its definition becomes too broad and it can stop meaning anything concrete. That's why Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggest that the descriptive term "impulsivity" ...
Oct 14, 2020
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We place a high value on teaching children to say "thank you" and "I'm sorry." As adults, these simple words are central to many social interactions. Uttering the words is easy, so why do people often hold back? And why does ...
Mar 14, 2019
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You can hack your brain to form good habits – like going to the gym and eating healthily – simply by repeating actions until they stick, according to new psychological research involving the University of Warwick.
Jan 28, 2019
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Every day, people try to make sense of challenges in their lives. But sometimes their explanations get in the way of solving them, said Stanford psychologist Gregory Walton in a new paper in Psychological Review.
Nov 5, 2018
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Egoism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism, spitefulness and others are among the traits of the malevolent side of human personality. As results from a recently published German-Danish research project show, ...
Sep 27, 2018
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As we move through the world in our daily lives, we humans make judgments about ourselves and others, assessing our thoughts and status against what we perceive around us. You may think you're doing far better, or far worse ...
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