MeSH tree: F01.145.527.100.120
A new gambling study has found that payout information shown on slot machines is misleading and is making players believe they have a higher chance of winning.
May 12, 2025
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A certain degree of "extremism" is necessary for survival, according to social psychologists, who argue the personality trait is behind positive social developments.
Mar 4, 2025
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With New Year resolutions in full swing and health tracking apps at our fingertips, new research reveals concerning links between health and fitness apps and disordered eating, body image concerns and excessive exercise.
Feb 20, 2025
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Using pornography compulsively; using it to cope with negative emotions; being disturbed by one's own choice of pornographic material; feeling ashamed of using pornography—according to a new international study led by Beáta ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Neuroscience researchers from Bochum confirm different strategies when choosing between primary and secondary rewards. The lever is impulsivity.
Apr 26, 2024
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Using data from a top video game streaming service, Puneet Manchanda, Isadore and Leon Winkelman Professor of Marketing, and Ph.D. student Bruno Castelo Branco have challenged preconceived notions of high addiction rates ...
Apr 8, 2024
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The Onion Router (Tor) encrypts the origin of communications to avoid surveillance, ensure uncensored internet browsing, and enable the creation and maintenance of anonymous and untraceable onion websites. An international ...
Apr 3, 2024
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A major international study led by a Canadian psychologist sheds light on a hidden phenomenon: how problematic use of pornography is affecting people in different parts of the world, across various genders and sexual orientations.
Mar 4, 2024
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Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Whether you're an influencer, an occasional poster, or just a lurker, you likely spend more time than you'd like on social media. Globally, working-age people with internet access now spend more than 2.5 hours per day on ...
Nov 22, 2023
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