Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Small talk not as bad as previously thought
People who engage in more substantive conversations tend to be happier, a new study confirms.
Jul 3, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Find your passion' may not be the best advice after all
As the world becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, having diverse interests can help people make important connections across fields, such as between the Arts and Sciences. A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor ...
Jul 3, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Women know what they want, men get pickier with age
Women under 40 seeking a partner online are more particular than men, especially when it comes to education, according to a QUT study into the online dating behaviour of more than 41,000 Australians.
Jun 26, 2018
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Health
Graphic warning labels linked to reduced sugary drink purchases
Warning labels that include photos linking sugary drink consumption with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and tooth decay, may reduce purchases of the drinks, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School ...
Jun 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Negative emotions are murkier, less distinct in adolescence
Adolescents don't distinguish between negative emotions as clearly as younger children and adults in their 20s do, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. ...
Jun 11, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Distracted people can be 'smell blind'
'Inattentional smell blindness', or inattentional anosmia, has been proven to exist in a study from the University of Sussex. Just as it has previously been found that people can miss visual cues when they are busily engaged ...
Jun 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social pursuits linked with increased life satisfaction
If you want to give a little boost to your life satisfaction a year from now, you may want to try socially-focused strategies over strategies that involve nonsocial pursuits, according to research published in Psychological ...
May 29, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds popular 'growth mindset' educational interventions aren't very effective
A new study co-authored by researchers at Michigan State University and Case Western Reserve University found that "growth mindset interventions," or programs that teach students they can improve their intelligence with effort—and ...
May 22, 2018
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Health
Giving employees 'decoy' sanitizer options could improve hand hygiene
Introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers' use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions in the workplace, according to findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the ...
May 17, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People make different moral choices in imagined versus real-life situations
Researchers often use hypothetical scenarios to understand how people grapple with moral quandaries, but experimental results suggest that these scenarios may not always reflect real-life behavior. The findings, published ...
May 16, 2018
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