Psychology & Psychiatry

Babies make the link between vocal and facial emotion

The ability of babies to differentiate emotional expressions appears to develop during their first six months. But do they really recognise emotion or do they only distinguish the physical characteristics of faces and voices? ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Psychologists examine how culture can guide giving

How can culture influence giving? Some scholars have argued that people are more likely to share with others who are similar in terms of race or sex, but the evidence for this is mixed.

Psychology & Psychiatry

The real reason clowns scare us

This Halloween may be the scariest in a long time. Facing the usual huge crowds of zombies, witches and vampires, deep down, many of us most fear running into one of the "killer clowns" that have been spotted in creepy places ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Why we show the whites of our eyes

You know things are getting serious when a poker player slides their sunglasses on to stop their eyes giving the game away.

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