Downward Spiral: Ruminating on Our Ruminations Causes More Depression
Depressive symptoms are something many young people have. Ruminative thinking, and even thinking about how much you ruminate, reinforces the symptoms. But there is hope….
Psychology
A New Form of Therapy for Autistic Individuals Can Improve Overall Well-Being
Evaluating a new method of therapy for autistic individuals The use of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder was evaluated in…
New Research Shows That Probiotics Can Help Alleviate Depression
Good Bacteria To Tackle Depression Gut microbiome plays an important role in health – including mental health. Researchers from the University of Basel and the…
When Companies’ Diversity Messages Backfire
The business case for diversity can undermine belonging for potential employees from underrepresented groups, research finds. Many companies have efforts to increase their diversity and…
The Decoy Effect: What It Is and How to Make It Work for You
Every retailer is interested in increasing their turnover or maximizing the sales of a particular product at some point or other, and one way of…
Scientists Have Established a Key Biological Difference Between Psychopaths and Normal People
A new study has shown that psychopathic people have a bigger striatum area in their brain Neuroscientists using MRI scans discovered that psychopathic people have…
Boost Your Productivity With the Zeigarnik Effect
The Zeigarnik effect describes the way unfinished tasks remain active in our mind, intruding into our thoughts and our sleep until they are dealt with,…
Our Creativity Has Increased as a Result of the COVID-19 Lockdown
How the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown influenced our creativity Covid-19 caught us off guard, and the unusual circumstances of the initial lockdown demanded extraordinary adaptability,…
The Denomination Effect: Why You Are More Likely to Hang Onto a $100 Bill Than Five $20s
Picture this: you’re going to the office and you stop at your regular coffee shop on the way. You pick up your usual large mocha…
The Cashless Effect: Why Credit Cards Make It So Difficult to Budget
The end of the month is here again and, with it, the credit card bill. It’s higher than you thought it would be, and you…
Exposing Liars by Distraction – Science Reveals a New Method of Lie Detection
According to an experiment, investigators who asked a suspect to carry out an additional, secondary, task while being questioned were more likely to expose liars….
The Endowment Effect: Why You Find It So Hard to Sell Your Used Car
What is it? The endowment effect describes our tendency to overvalue the goods in our endowment — our possessions — just because they are ours….
The Time-Saving Bias: Why Speeding Tickets Are an Unnecessary Expense
Imagine that you’re driving down the freeway to work. You’re late, and you’re worried that your boss will be angry. The solution? Drive faster. Right?…
For Women – But Not Men – Hugging Romantic Partner Can Prevent the Acute Stress Response
Women who embraced their romantic partner subsequently had lower stress-induced cortisol response. But partner embrace did not buffer the response to stress for men. Women…
A Simple One-Week-Long Break From Social Media Can Improve Your Health
Results of a study that asked participants to take a week-long break from social media find positive effects for wellbeing, depression and anxiety. According to…
Research Exposes Long-Term Failure of Russian Propaganda in Ukraine
A study of the propaganda that flooded Donbas for years reveals a failure to build pro-Russian “in-group” identities in the region, despite Vladimir Putin’s claims…
Narcissists Less Likely To Comply With COVID-19 Mitigations Like Masking and Vaccination
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have advocated for mitigation strategies like masking and vaccination to help reduce the spread of the virus. According to a…
This Kind of Flirting Works Best – According to Science
Some people succeed at flirting more often than others. Plenty of people are obviously more attractive than the rest of us, but it also seems…
