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It's not all the parent's fault -- Delinquency in children now linked to biology
A unique study appearing in the June issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, shows that, in children, a highly reactive autonomic nervous system, which regulates our cardiovascular, digestive and respiratory functions, paired with a stressful family environment leads to increased instances of... view more... (2007-06-11)
The science of collective decision-making
Why do some juries take weeks to reach a verdict, while others take just hours? How do judges pick the perfect beauty queen from a sea of very similar candidates? We have all wondered exactly why we did not win a certain award. Now, new psychological research explains how groups come to a collective decision. view more (2007-09-21)
Friends by Chance?
The actor Sir Peter Ustinov once famously said "Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who get their first." Psychologists now believe there is some truth to this argument. view more (2008-06-03)
Angry faces: Research suggests link between facial structure and aggression
Angry words and gestures are not the only way to get a sense of how temperamental a person is. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, a quick glance at someone's facial structure may be enough for us to predict their tendency towards aggression. view more (2009-11-02)
Mad Genius: Study Suggests Link Between Psychosis and Creativity
Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. Sylvia Plath stuck her head in the oven. History teems with examples of great artists acting in very peculiar ways. Were these artists simply mad or brilliant? According to new research reported in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, maybe both. view more (2009-09-29)
A Specific Psychotherapy May Increase Psychological Well-being
Two Italian researchers (Drs Fava and Ruini of the University of Bologna) describe a new development in psychotherapeutic research, a specific therapy for increasing psychological well-being. The Authors outline the background of its development, the structure of well-being therapy, its key concepts and technical aspects. Well-being therapy is... view more... (2003-05-26)
Mistimed applause in political speeches
This is the finding presented today, Monday 13 September, by Dr Peter Bull of the University of York, at The British Psychological Society's Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, held at the University of Lancaster. view more (1999-09-03)
New British Psychological Society President
Embargo:12:00 hrs Thursday 8 April 1999 view more (1999-03-26)
Imagine This: Study Suggests Power of Imagination is More Than Just a Metaphor
We've heard it before: "Imagine yourself passing the exam or scoring a goal and it will happen." We may roll our eyes and think that's easier said than done, but in a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Christopher Davoli and Richard Abrams from Washington University... view more... (2009-04-15)
Get your facts straight: Statistical reform in psychology
New research published in the March issue of Psychological Science suggests that efforts to advocate improved statistical practices in psychological research may be paying off. view more (2007-02-15)
The Paradox of Loyalty
In the wake of the Iraq invasion, many U.S. citizens who disagreed with the Bush Administration's decision detached themselves from politics. view more (2009-07-24)
Doctors show higher levels of psychological problems than other professions
Doctors exhibit higher levels of psychological disturbance than people in equivalent professional occupations, finds a study in this week’s BMJ Careers. view more (2003-03-26)
New study shows that infants have 'mind-reading' capability
One of the unique characteristics of humans that distinguish us from the animal kingdom is the ability to represent others' beliefs in our own minds. This sort of intuitive mind-reading, according to experts, lays the cognitive foundations of interpersonal understanding and communication. view more (2007-08-06)
If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?
Psychology can’t provide you with ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes, but it can tell you the reasons behind peoples’ economic behaviour. The two main elements of economic behaviour, working and buying, take up half the waking hours of half the population, and psychology is ideally placed to offer impartial advice about it. These are... view more... (2000-07-21)
Those Were the Days: Counteracting Loneliness with Nostalgia
With the days getting shorter (and colder) and the Holidays quickly approaching, many of us start thinking back to days gone by. view more (2008-11-13)
Positive influences for offenders
This is the finding presented today, Tuesday 28 September, by Linda Gast and Philip Taylor of the Midlands Probation Training Consortium, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, held at Churchill College, Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
The PC's PC
This is the finding of research presented today, Tuesday 28 September, by Michael Wilbert and Dr Brian Ewart of the Sunderland Crime Research Group, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, held at Churchill College, Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
Time really does fly as we get older
People often say that the years seem to go faster as you grow older. New evidence indicates that this is a real psychological phenomenon, and could be partly because age affects our judgement of when things happened. view more (1999-12-16)
Psychiatric Diagnostic Criteria Fail To Identify Psychological Suffering In Oncology
A group of researchers of the University of Ferrara studied the psychological and psychosomatic distress associated with cancer in the march issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. view more (2005-03-18)
2CV man - phantom menace
This is the finding of research presented today, Wednesday 29 September, by Professor Graham Davies of Leicester University, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference, held at Churchill College, Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
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