Popular folklore and anecdotal evidence suggest that people in a hypnotic or suggestible state can experience sensory hallucinations, such as perceiving sounds and sights that are not actually there. Reliable scientific evidence ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Decades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can weaken the body's immune system and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines. A new report accepted for publication in Perspectives ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Access to the Internet is essential for economic development, education, global communications, and countless other applications. For all its benefits, however, the Internet has a darker side. It has emerged as a conduit ...
Dec 21, 2020
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If one were to ask you which is worse: intentionally destroying someone's artwork or playing Monopoly incorrectly, what would you say?
Nov 12, 2020
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When Sherryl Goodman joined Emory's Department of Psychology in 1977, she was the sole female member of the faculty. "I was typically the only woman in the room," recalls Goodman, now Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology.
Oct 14, 2020
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Empathy for vulnerable people in risk groups motivates us to use face masks and keep our distance, so that we help to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the study, which has just been published in the journal Psychological ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Women in the academic field of psychology are overrepresented at the undergraduate level but, ultimately, underrepresented at senior levels. No gender parity reviews of the discipline had been conducted until a group of scholars, ...
Sep 10, 2020
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There's no resilience gene to help us deal with adversity. Experts say it's a skill to foster, a muscle to pump up.
Sep 9, 2020
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Linguistic researchers use an extensive body of research on English and other Western languages to make broad assumptions about trends in human language, including an apparent universal preference for suffixes (e.g., less, ...
Aug 28, 2020
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Investing time in education in childhood and early adulthood expands career opportunities and provides progressively higher salaries. It also conveys certain benefits to health and longevity.
Aug 10, 2020
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