Women's cognitive functioning past middle age may be affected by the degree of gender equality in the country they live in, according to new findings from Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Jul 31, 2017
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The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to reveal some emotions, cover others and manage social interactions that have kept communities secure and organized for millennia.
Jul 27, 2017
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Data from a longitudinal study of over 500,000 people in the United Kingdom indicate that having higher levels of the personality trait neuroticism may reduce the risk of death for individuals who report being in fair or ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Individualism is thought to be on the rise in Western countries, but new research suggests that increasing individualism may actually be a global phenomenon. The findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of ...
Jul 18, 2017
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A new King's College London study suggests that genes account for nearly 50 per cent of the differences between whether children are socially mobile or not.
Jul 17, 2017
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Exposure to a common visual illusion may enhance your ability to read fine print, according to new research from psychologists at the Universities of York and Glasgow.
Jul 12, 2017
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The devil on your right shoulder is telling you, "Go ahead, grab that candy bar! You know you want it!"
Jul 7, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Does the very idea of death worry and frighten you? There may be reassurance from a new study that finds those fears might be exaggerated.
Jul 7, 2017
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It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day.
Jul 6, 2017
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Numerous studies have shown that being prompted to think about money can predispose people to engage in self-sufficient thinking and behavior—but some findings suggest that demographic characteristics may moderate this ...
Jul 6, 2017
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