Psychology & Psychiatry
Children can 'catch' social bias through non-verbal signals expressed by adults
Most conscientious adults tend to avoid making biased or discriminatory comments in the presence of children.
Dec 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study casts doubt on claim that people are over-optimistic
A new study by King's College London, UCL and Birkbeck, University of London, casts doubt over claims that people are inherently over-optimistic or 'optimistically biased' about the future.
Aug 16, 2016
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Health
In doctors we trust – especially when they admit to bias
A doctor's guidance may reassure us more than we realize – especially if she says she is likely to recommend treatment in her field of expertise, known as "specialty bias."
Jun 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Kids expecting aggression from others become aggressive themselves
Hypervigilance to hostility in others triggers aggressive behavior in children, says a new Duke University-led study. The four-year longitudinal study involving 1,299 children and their parents finds the pattern holds true ...
Jul 14, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Publication bias and 'spin' raise questions about drugs for anxiety disorders
A new analysis reported in JAMA Psychiatry raises serious questions about the increasingly common use of second-generation antidepressant drugs to treat anxiety disorders.
Mar 30, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why Super Mario runs from left to right
There may be a fundamental bias in the way people prefer to see moving items depicted in pictures according to research.
Mar 13, 2015
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Neuroscience
Choice bias: A quirky byproduct of learning from reward
The price of learning from rewarding choices may be just a touch of self-delusion, according to a new study in Neuron.
Jul 24, 2014
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Health
Scientists find no correlation between moon phases and human sleep
Popular beliefs about the influence of the moon on humans widely exist. Many people report sleeplessness around the time of full moon. In contrast to earlier studies, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry ...
Jun 17, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Child obesity: Study suggests training kids to pay less attention to food might help them eat less
Among the multiple factors that can cause obesity is an abnormal neurocognitive or behavioral response to food cues. The brain becomes wired to seek – and expect – greater rewards from food, which leads to unhealthful ...
Feb 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are people really staring at you?
(Medical Xpress)—People often think that other people are staring at them even when they aren't research led by the University of Sydney has found.
Apr 9, 2013
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