Psychology

  1. Psychology

    Cell phone distraction while driving is a two-way street

    When operating a car, drivers lose a grip on messages they hear.

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  2. Humans

    Teacher anxieties may subtract from girls’ math scores

    In first and second grade, female teachers’ insecurity with numbers may correlate to some girls’ doing poorly in math.

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  3. Humans

    Children grasp time with distance in mind

    A study of Greek school children indicates that spatial knowledge lies at the root of how youngsters conceptualize time.

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  4. Psychology

    Newborns nurse long-term memories of smells

    Newborn babies readily link specific scents to breast-feeding and favor those smells as toddlers.

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  5. Psychology

    Depression medication may offer mood lift via personality shift

    A new study suggests that commonly used antidepressants may work after first altering personality traits.

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  6. Humans

    A timely touch transforms speech perception

    New research indicates that what people hear others saying depends on their skin, not just their ears.

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  7. Humans

    Visual illusion stumps adults but not kids

    Finding suggests that sensitivity to visual context develops slowly.

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  8. Anthropology

    For Hadza, build and brawn don’t matter for choosing mates

    Study of hunter-gatherer community in Tanzania shows that, across human groups, mating criteria vary.

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  9. Humans

    Newborn babies may cry in their mother tongues

    Days after birth, French and German infants wail to the melodic structure of their languages.

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  10. Psychology

    Mental disorders don’t hinder headache treatment

    Headache patients may benefit from drug treatment even if they also suffer from depression or anxiety.

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  11. Psychology

    Joint attention provides clues to autism and cooperation

    Psychologists and philosophers convene to discuss the roots of shared knowledge at a meeting in Waltham, Mass.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    The Mesmerized Mind

    Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotized

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