Psychology

Psychology

Geometric minds skip school

Villagers' understanding of lines and triangles raises questions about how people learn the properties of objects in space.

Psychology

Eyes take gossip to heart

Reading negative gossip about someone makes that person’s face easier to perceive.

Psychology

Autism rates head up

Disorders may affect more kids than previously thought, a study in South Korea suggests.

Psychology

Thinking better with depression

Study suggests people with the mood disorder have an advantage when making certain decisions.

Psychology

Why some gorillas go unseen

Attention differences help to explain why some people don't notice surprising sights.

Psychology

Shocking experiment shows talk is cheap

Though most people swear they'd never hurt anybody for money, most are also quick to shock a new acquaintance for a few quid when actually given the chance, a British study finds.

Psychology

A man lost in musical time

A man who can’t feel music’s pulse or move in time to it provides initial clues to ‘beat deafness.’

Psychology

Club drug tied to out-of-body sensations

A Canadian survey finds a close link between ketamine and bizarre physical experiences.

Psychology

Bilingual babies cue in to languages

Babies exposed to two native tongues gain an early advantage in recognizing different languages.

Psychology

Sometimes, happiness is for bozos

Despite its benefits, happiness and its pursuit has risks, as writer Bruce Bower describes in a humorous report from the recent meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Psychology

Stage set early for success, or failure

Youngsters who lack self-control tend to hurtle toward a harsh rendezvous with adulthood.

Psychology

Kids’ friendships sometimes illusory

A substantial minority of third to sixth graders think they're tight with a classmate who actually dislikes them.