General Psychology

If you want to feel more optimistic about what the future holds, sometimes it helps to look at the past. That’s because taking a minute to bask in nostalgic memories can make ...
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Is turning on an audiobook during your morning commute just another example of the dangers of distracted driving, or can help keep you alert and driving safely? Both, apparently. To explore this ...
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We often take it for granted that being in a romantic relationship is a good thing and that being single means being relatively lonely. Culturally, the common message seems to be that ...
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Meditation is one of those things like exercise that’s often brought up as a practical task anyone can make a habit of to improve their mental health. And just like there are ...
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Have you ever wondered how some people can keep their cool even when they’re under extreme pressure? Or maybe you’re one of those people! A new study from researchers in China suggests ...
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Maybe you’ll never again be as happy as you are right now. Or maybe you’ll continue to get happier and happier as you get older. Clearly, the trajectory happiness takes is different ...
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It’s easy to think of psychiatric disorders as categories with distinct boundaries. Schizophrenia is separate from depression, which is different than anxiety. At a genetic level, though, it’s not at all clear ...
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Last year saw an election in which the established political order was disrupted and a right-wing populist gained a momentum that few people expected. I’m talking, of course, about the 2016 Austrian ...
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Do you have a Facebook problem? If so, you’re not alone – well, as long as you’re on Facebook, anyway! Psychologists sometimes talk about "Facebook intrusion," which is the idea that Facebook ...
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Would you take a job that was a bad fit for your personality to make a lot of money? If so, you might be doing it wrong. That’s because, according to a ...
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