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(Medical Xpress)—Praising children, especially those with low self-esteem, for their personal qualities rather than their efforts may make them feel more ashamed when they fail, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-children-self-esteem-personal-qualities-efforts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:46:20 EST news281270750 A study of eye movements in schizophrenia patients provides new evidence of impaired reading fluency in individuals with the mental illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-eye-movements-reveal-impaired-schizophrenia.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:50:03 EST news280489170 Short interruptions – such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone – have a surprisingly large effect on one's ability to accurately complete a task, according to new research led by Michigan State University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-spawn-errors.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:31:28 EST news276773478 (Medical Xpress)—People holding guns perceive other people holding guns, according to a new study published this fall by a Colorado State University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-people-guns.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:06:08 EST news275209556 Paying it forward - a popular expression for extending generosity to others after someone has been generous to you - is a heartwarming concept, but it is less common than repaying greed with greed, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-greed-generosity-paid.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:31:48 EST news274941091 (Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers in Boston University's Psychology Department have found that, despite years of scientific training, even professional chemists, geologists, and physicists from major universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Yale cannot escape a deep-seated belief that natural phenomena exist for a purpose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-scientists-purpose-nature.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:54:13 EST news270111238 (Medical Xpress)—Social misfits, rejoice. You might be more like Steve Jobs, Lady Gaga and Albert Einstein than you realize, if rejection boosts your creativity, reports a new Cornell study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-social-boost-creativity.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:44:36 EST news269761466 Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure simply by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate certain parts of the brain, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-simple-routine-athletes-pressure.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:03:38 EST news267278602 How do sexual cues affect consumer behavior? New research from USC Marshall School of Business Assistant Professor of Marketing Kyu Kim and Gal Zauberman, associate professor of marketing at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, reveals the reasons why sexual cues cause us to be impatient and can affect monetary decisions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-links-sexual-imagery-consumer-impatience.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:19:29 EST news262538338 "One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening." - Franklin P. Jones http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-crazy-cognitive-benefits.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:31:33 EST news253978245 Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselves if they are told that failure is a normal part of learning, rather than being pressured to succeed at all costs, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-academic-pressure-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:48:53 EST news250768124 (Medical Xpress) -- It's official: older adults are naturally inclined to drive in the middle of the road, leaving the younger generation to cut corners. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-mid-lane-older-adults-safe.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:31:38 EST news244888276 Intuition may lead people toward a belief in the divine and help explain why some people have more faith in God than others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-intuitive-belief-god.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:26:46 EST news235740388 How doctors, nurses and other health care professionals can be better prepared to reduce medical mistakes and improve patient care is the focus of several studies published in a special issue of the American Psychological Association's Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cognition-aims-medical-errors.html Other Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:34:56 EST news235049592 Facial expressions have been called the "universal language of emotion," but people from different cultures perceive happy, sad or angry facial expressions in unique ways, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-perception-facial-differs-cultures.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:41:41 EST news234092488 Fatigue can lead to dangerous errors by doctors, pilots and others in high-risk professions, but individuals who work together as a team display better problem-solving skills than those who face their fatigue alone, new research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-effects-fatigue.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:36:01 EST news232799752 Research by marketing professor shows risk taking depends on whether participants recalled past episode of good or bad luck and whether they washed their hands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-good-bad-luck.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:01:36 EST news230400081 People who see the "glass as half empty" may be more willing to contribute to a common goal if they already identify with it, according to researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, University of Chicago and Sungkyunkwan University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-explores-factors-pursuing-goal.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:05:22 EST news229788231 How can some people respond to a question without answering the question, yet satisfy their listeners? This skill of "artful dodging" and how to better detect it are explored in an article published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-artful-dodgers-undetected.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 05 May 2011 11:02:11 EST news223812109 Lapses in memory occur more frequently with age, yet the reasons for this increasing forgetfulness have not always been clear. According to new research from Concordia University, older individuals have reduced learning and memory because their minds tend to be cluttered with irrelevant information when performing tasks. Published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, these findings offer new insights into why ageing is associated with a decline in memory and may lead to practical solutions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-spring-cleaning-mind-cluttered-brain-doesnt.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:02:29 EST news222440536