Interesting articles on interesting psychological studies
This article delves into the depths of our brain to discuss the psychology of environmental stimulation and the possible effects this has on our brain's development. Can ADHD be explained, in part, by computers, MP3 players and video games? What happens to our brain when we remove this stimulation? What is the...
When I yawn you yawn. Hey, stop that, you're making me tired. Yawning is clearly contagious, but why? The following article digs deep into the studies that give us some insight to why we are prone to yawn in response to other's yawns. One word: Empathy.
The human reaction to tragedy and the panic that ensues is an ancient biological response that is hardwired in our brain. In spite of our ability to think far more critically than any other organism on the planet, our basic reactions to the simple aspects of living on the planet are driven by...
The prisoners dilemma sets the odds in the houses favor by pitting human nature vs human nature. Ultimately, humans typically fail but through a little experience it is possible to maximize returns by considering the decision of the counterpart.
In the context of a hyper-active world in which people are often running in many directions at once, text messaging appears to be a viable way for people to not just remain in touch with each other but actually increase their social productivity. Perhaps for a new form of communication (text messaging), for...
Violence sells but many fear it may negatively impact those who partake in watching violent movies, television shows, and especially video games. It seems plausible that if violence in fact increases brand awareness when combined with video games that we will see more violent video games capitalizing on in-game advertisement. Is this a bad...
America. Is. Fat. In fact, America is only getting fatter. Volp et al. discovered that those individuals who were given a cash incentive to lose weight performed significantly better than those given no incentive other than their good health.
The mistake that many students make is that they think the path to long-term memory is a short one. In truth, it requires a little bit of effort. Cramming will never work because our brain does not work like an empty closet that can simply be filled by throwing everything we need to...
Where you learn is very important as it is directly related to how well you will remember it when it comes time to take that final. If you learn in one environment and take a test in a completely different environment, you are shooting yourself in the foot.
Swat teams, Oakland Raiders fans, The Wicked Witch of The West, the Russian MIGs in Top Gun, ninjas, and L.L. Cool Jay in Any Given Sunday all have two things in common; they all wear black and they are all pretty intimidating.