Attention deficit disorders

Distractibility trait predisposes some to attentional lapses

People vary according to different personality traits, such as extraversion or conscientiousness, and new research suggests that they also vary according to a particular cognitive trait: distractibility. The findings are ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Shared pain brings people together

What doesn't kill us may make us stronger as a group, according to findings from new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Young children form first impressions from faces

Just like adults, children as young as 3 tend to judge an individual's character traits, such as trustworthiness and competence, simply by looking at the person's face, new research shows. And they show remarkable consensus ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

For infants, stress may be caught, not taught

(Medical Xpress)—New research shows that babies not only pick up on their mother's stress, they also show corresponding physiological changes.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Living through war leads to in-group solidarity

War experiences have a long-term effect on human psychology, shifting people's motivations toward greater equality for members of their own group, according to research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Visualized heartbeat can trigger 'out-of-body experience'

A visual projection of human heartbeats can be used to generate an "out-of-body experience," according to new research to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The ...

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