Striving for better grades? Getting a good night’s sleep right before the big exam day is not enough – you’ll need several nights of good sleep.
Date Posted: October 17, 2019
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Compared to dining alone, eating with others causes us to eat more, whether we are doing so consciously or not. This can be explained by a social process known as social facilitation, which is governed by a mechanism which we have inherited from our ...
Oct 10
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Migraines can be a real headache, disrupting the lives of more than a billion adults globally. Studies looking into triggers for migraines have found that the amount of caffeine ingested has a complicated relationship with the experience of migraine ...
Sep 26
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Simply getting people to consider morally correct decisions can lead them to make more pro-social decisions, such as donating more money or engaging in more environmentally-friendly behaviours.
Sep 5
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Engaging in behaviours which are typical of extraverts can allow individuals to feel happier and improves their wellbeing.
Sep 3
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A recent study involving French-speaking children investigated the effects of birth order and gender of older siblings on the language abilities of young children. Results show that children who have older brothers tend to develop weaker language ...
Aug 30
Categories: Child Development, Other
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With the myriad of entertainment made available on social media platforms, social networking applications serve as both stress-inducing entities as well as a distraction from stressful content. As such, individuals hop from one site to another, ...
Aug 29
Categories: Other, Stress Management
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Many psychiatric medications cause patients to gain weight, which could be especially problematic for individuals who are dealing with both mental disorders and weight-related comorbidities. A research conducted recently has found that while ...
Aug 27
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Improving your mood might be just a walk in the park.
Aug 22
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Experiencing weight stigma can lead to depressive symptoms and poor health behaviors in males, resulting in negative impacts on their health. Although our society tends to associate weight-related stigma with women, it is important to understand ...
Aug 1
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While people often seek plastic surgery to improve their appearances, altering certain facial features can also influence how others perceive an individual’s personality. Men who have undergone cosmetic surgery are often rated as more trustworthy, ...
Jul 12
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Ever wondered why the things we see or hear can make us feel a certain way? A balance of energies in high or low frequencies make up the spectral centroid, which causes us to experience different emotions when we encounter sounds, shapes and ...
Jul 11
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Individuals who feel that their socioeconomic status are lower than that of others have a greater tendency to engage in excessive eating habits which increases their risk of becoming obese, according to a recent study conducted in Singapore.
Jul 11
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We are likely to prefer characters whom we perceive moral, as compared to fictional figures who are immoral, despite the rising support for antiheroes and villains.
Jul 9
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Does serotonin help you sleep, or does it make you more awake? As previous research on serotonin has provided contrasting results, scientists have conducted a study to put this debate to sleep.
Jun 28
Categories: Other, Sleep Disorders
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In social settings where numerous faces are present, how do we quickly decide with group of people to interact with?
Jun 28
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