Psychology

  1. 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Psychology

    Basketball players richly rewarded for selfishness in playoffs

    Future paychecks trip up teamwork in NBA championship tournament.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Humans can sniff out gender

    A new study adds to controversy of whether people have pheromones.

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  5. Psychology

    Leonardo da Vinci may have invented 3-D image with ‘Mona Lisa’

    A mysterious copy of the ‘Mona Lisa’ combines with the Louvre painting to make a stereoscopic image of the woman with the enigmatic smile.

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  6. Science & Society

    Students retain information better with pens than laptops

    Compared with typing on a laptop, writing notes by hand may lead to deeper understanding of lecture material.

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  7. Psychology

    Babies learn some early words by touch

    Tactile cues provided by caregivers give infants a leg up on learning words for body parts.

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  8. Psychology

    Word-streaming tech may spell trouble for readers

    Technologies like Spritz that display one word at a time on a screen reduce reading comprehension, a new study concludes.

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  9. Humans

    Could the menstrual cycle have shaped the evolution of music?

    A new study suggesting that women select better musicians shows how women’s role in evolution is being redefined.

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  10. Psychology

    That beard is only hot because it’s not cool

    There’s more to facial hair than whether you can grow it. A new study shows that attractiveness increases when your style of facial hair is rare.

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  11. Psychology

    Twenty-two emotions are written on our faces

    People’s faces express at least 22 feelings – far more than the six emotions scientists previously recognized.

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  12. Psychology

    Grief takes its toll

    A person’s risk of heart attack or stroke is doubled in the month following the death of a spouse or partner.

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