Psychology

Neuroscience

Shaking up the body may improve attention

Just two minutes of whole body vibrations improved young adults’ attention to detail.

Psychology

Westerners sleep more than people from Eastern nations

Sleep schedules vary from country to country, with social demands like work and study providing the primary incentives to stay up.

Psychology

Online causes may attract more clicks than commitments

Online awareness campaigns can make people feel they’ve contributed to a good cause, but social scientists say the tangible benefits of such efforts may be small.

Psychology

Just four questions can identify which ER patients need prompt care

A simple decision tree may find serious ailments in ER patients’ fuzzy complaints.

Psychology

Children negotiate taking turns surprisingly early in life

Five-year-olds can coordinate decisions with others in a fair way, even when each child has conflicting interests.

Humans

There’s more to acing interviews than holding the vocal fry

A new study of vocal fry, a low razz in human speech, suggests job interviewees might want to hold the fry. But there's more to a job interview than a little vocal sizzle.

Psychology

Why stabbing a voodoo doll is so satisfying

To measure how aggressive a person is, psychologists turn to voodoo dolls and hot sauce.

Psychology

Stereotypes might make ‘female’ hurricanes deadlier

Precautions may get shelved by those in the path of severe storms with feminine names, leading some to suggest that storms should be named after animals.

Psychology

Recessions take a lasting toll on narcissism

Coming of age in hard economic times makes people less likely to feel superior and entitled later in life.

Psychology

Farming practices have shaped thinking styles

The different levels of cooperation required to grow rice and wheat have sown psychological differences within China and possibly between East Asia and the West.

Psychology

Why every face you draw looks a little Neandertal

Just about everyone draws faces with the eyes too high and a low Neandertal forehead, maybe because of the way we perceive the shape of the head.

Psychology

Basketball players richly rewarded for selfishness in playoffs

Future paychecks trip up teamwork in NBA championship tournament.