News tagged with psychology graduate

Seeing isn't believing

Pay attention! It's a universal warning, which implies that keeping close watch helps us perceive the world more accurately. But a new study by Yale University cognitive psychologists Brandon Liverence and Brian Scholl finds ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 07, 2011 | 4.1 / 5 (10) | 5 |

'Self-distancing' can help people calm aggressive reactions, study finds

A new study reveals a simple strategy that people can use to minimize how angry and aggressive they get when they are provoked by others.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (7) | 4 |

Study shows growing gap between teens' materialism and desire to work hard

Are today's youth really more materialistic and less motivated than past generations, or do adults tend to perceive moral weakness in the next generation?

Psychology & Psychiatry May 01, 2013 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0

Denied the chance to cheat or steal, people turn to violent video games

A new study suggests that people get frustrated when they are offered the opportunity to cheat or steal and that chance is then taken away from them.

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 11, 2013 | 2.7 / 5 (6) | 1 |

Researchers chart new path for study of ageism

Michael North, a fifth-year graduate student in psychology at Princeton University, knew he was lucky to land a summer research position at the University of Michigan after he finished his bachelor's degree ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 22, 2013 | 4 / 5 (3) | 0

Will psych majors make the big bucks?

A new crop of college graduates have just landed on the job market. Right now they're probably just hoping to get any job, if at all. However, for psychology majors, the salary outlook in both the short and long term is particularly ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 08, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 3 |

Brief mindfulness training may boost test scores, working memory

Mindfulness training may help to boost standardized test scores and improve working memory, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 26, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

We actually 'become' happy vampires or contented wizards when reading a book

Bad news for muggle parents! A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo finds that we more or less "become" vampires or wizards just by reading about them.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 09, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 |

How we create false memories: Assessing memory performance in older adults

A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online October 26 addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 04, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1 |