Psychology

  1. Psychology

    People will take pain over being left alone with their thoughts

    Evidence suggests that people dislike solitary thought so much that some prefer electric shocks.

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  2. Psychology

    Vocal fry

    At the lowest registers of the human voice, a creaky, popping sound known as vocal fry emerges.

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  3. Psychology

    Tablet devices help kids with autism speak up

    Talking iPads may help break the near-silence of some kids with autism.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Shaking up the body may improve attention

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

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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.

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  7. 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.

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  8. 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.

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  9. 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.

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  10. Psychology

    Why stabbing a voodoo doll is so satisfying

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

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  11. 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.

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  12. 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.

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