Do children have to wait until age 8 to recognize—spontaneously and without instructions—the same emotion of happiness or anger depending on whether it is expressed by a voice or on a face? A team of scientists from the ...
Jun 30, 2020
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Butchers and deli workers become desensitised to handling meat within the first two years of handling it as part of their job say psychologists.
May 12, 2020
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The stereotype of grumpy old people apparently doesn't hold up under closer inspection. A new study from Duke and Vanderbilt University psychologists finds that older people are generally more emotionally stable and better ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Some children enter school ready to learn. Others arrive with behavioral issues that limit their ability to succeed.
Feb 17, 2020
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A new study shows that compared to younger adults, older adults are less distracted by negative information—even in the earliest stages of attention.
Aug 12, 2019
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Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions in precise and nuanced ways are better protected against depression than their peers who can't. That's the conclusion of a new study about negative emotion differentiation, ...
Jun 28, 2019
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Everyone has secrets, but what causes someone to think about them over and over again? People who feel shame about a secret, as opposed to guilt, are more likely to be consumed by thoughts of what they are hiding, according ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Trying to find something good in a bad situation appears to be particularly effective in reducing anxiety the less money a person makes, possibly because people with low incomes have less control over their environment, according ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Honeymoon long over? Hang in there. A new University of California, Berkeley, study shows those prickly disagreements that can mark the early and middle years of marriage mellow with age as conflicts give way to humor and ...
Dec 4, 2018
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"Not in front of the kids." It's an age-old plea for parents to avoid showing conflict and strong negative emotions around their children.
Nov 26, 2018
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