Health
Study finds that sleep restriction amplifies anger
Feeling angry these days? New research suggests that a good night of sleep may be just what you need.
Aug 28, 2020
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Experiment contradicts assumptions about sleep loss and criminal interrogations
An experimental study suggests that sleep restriction may hinder information disclosure during criminal interviews, contradicting widespread assumptions about the effectiveness of sleep deprivation as an interrogation tool.
Aug 28, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Taking the measure of mental health in a pandemic
The disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic are far from over. Financial hardships, fear of infection, and continued social isolation continue to take a toll on the mental health of Americans.
Aug 28, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Acedia: The lost name for the emotion we're all feeling right now
With some communities in rebooted lockdown conditions and movement restricted everywhere else, no one is posting pictures of their sourdough. Zoom cocktail parties have lost their novelty, Netflix can only release so many ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The key to language is universal psychology, not universal grammar
What makes language special is part of what makes us special, so understanding what language is made of and how we learn it brings us closer to our human nature.
Aug 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study sheds new light on certainty of opinions
Researchers for years have understood how attitudes held with certainty might predict behavior, but a series of new studies led by a University at Buffalo psychologist suggest there may be a more general disposition at work ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Frequent social media use influences depressive symptoms over time among LGBTQ youth
Frequent social media use can impact depressive symptoms over time for LGBTQ youth, according to research from a Washington State University communication professor.
Jul 23, 2020
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Neuroscience
Mundane behavioral decisions, actions can be 'misremembered' as done
There's a reason why people often forget to take a daily medication or respond to that email they've been meaning to send, and it can be chalked up to the gulf between intention and actually completing an action, according ...
Jul 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emphasizing severity of COVID-19 important for teen behaviors
(HealthDay)—For adolescents, understanding the severity of COVID-19 and valuing social responsibility are associated with acting in socially responsible ways, including more social distancing and disinfecting, according ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Self-isolation may increase susceptibility to COVID-19
Months of self-isolation and social distancing have taken their toll. Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, has produced a body of research that suggests that interpersonal ...
Jul 8, 2020
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