An analysis of data gathered from 14 independent studies indicates that the influence of genes on intelligence varies according to people's social class in the US, but not in Western Europe or Australia. The findings are ...
Dec 16, 2015
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Young men's interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Dec 7, 2015
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Washington State University researchers have established a categorical distinction between people who are heterosexual and those who are not. By analyzing the reported sexual behavior, identity and attraction of more than ...
Nov 19, 2015
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Children can work together to reach a target that benefits a whole group even if it is at a personal cost to themselves, a new study has shown. The study is published in the journal Psychological Science and involved researchers ...
Aug 29, 2024
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Scientists have learned that children find it hard to focus on a task, and often take in information that won't help them complete their assignment. But the question is, why?
Aug 26, 2024
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Psychotherapy sessions with caregivers may help prevent serious disease later in life for young children who have experienced significant trauma, a new UC San Francisco study found.
Aug 14, 2024
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Simon Boas, who wrote a candid account of living with cancer, passed away on July 15 at the age of 47. In a recent BBC interview, the former aid worker told the reporter: "My pain is under control and I'm terribly happy—it ...
Jul 21, 2024
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The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5% and 10% of the population do not have the same experience of an inner ...
May 14, 2024
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Many parents ponder why one of their children seems more emotionally troubled than the others. A new study in the United Kingdom reveals a possible basis for those differences.
May 8, 2024
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A computer model developed by Rutgers University–New Brunswick researchers may have cracked the code on helpful memory cues, similar to how recounting shared experiences with friends can trigger memory recall, according ...
May 7, 2024
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