Most of us have a behaviour we would like to change. This could be exercise and diet-related or simply wanting to be more organised. Some of us may be able to change our behaviour in the short term, but fail to maintain the new behaviour for the long term. Prochaska and DiClemente's ‘Stages of ...
Date Posted: August 1, 2017
Categories: Other, Smoking Cessation
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Neuroscience tells us that most of the work done by our brains happens on an unconscious level, but when does that "a-ha!" moment occur? And what happens during it? New research investigates.
Jul 28
Categories: Other
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Whether be it a law firm or mafia mob, every organisation has a boss. The boss is usually a person who started from the bottom and worked their way to the top. But do some leaders rise more easily than others because of their facial appearance?
Jul 12
Categories: Other, Workplace Issues
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Do you know that the use of language can reveal information about your personality type?
May 23
Categories: Other
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Body language is a means of non-verbal communication that we all use. However, many of us barely understand it. The good news is, we can become better at reading it.
May 9
Categories: Emotional Intelligence, Other
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Impulse shopping is not new to most of us, and might even be considered a problematic, nasty habit by some of us. Here’s an unexpectedly useful strategy to help you cope with this.
May 2
Categories: Control Issues, Other
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Does homework post-psychotherapy increase its effectiveness? Or is the quality of the session more important? Here’s what some studies have found.
Apr 17
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Other
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Research shows that specific temptations are harder to avoid than abstract ones, because specific descriptions are more appealing than abstract ones.
Apr 17
Categories: Control Issues, Other
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During difficult conversations, it is not only the words that matter, but our non-verbal actions too.
Apr 12
Categories: Other, Workplace Issues
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This may come as a surprise, but the size of our tables heavily influences our caloric intake.
Apr 7
Categories: Other
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It may seem like protests should aim to attract as much attention from outsiders as possible, as this is likely to persuade them to follow and thus support their cause. However, certain new findings reflect the complete opposite: in fact, it is the ...
Mar 3
Categories: Identity Problems, Other
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New study on mice suggests parents' fears can be passed on to their children. Implications of the study on understanding alcohol addiction, phobias and anxiety are discussed.
Dec 27
Categories: Addictions, Anxiety, Other, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / ...
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A team of scientists have figured out the secret to giving the perfect Christmas present - and fortunately, it isn't about spending as much as possible. Choosing a present that reflects your personality, and not what you think the receiver would ...
Dec 21
Categories: Other, Relationships & Marriage
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Practicing smart restraint may feel tough to us, a generation brought up on a collective consumerist culture. Hopefully, this advice, gleaned from experts in marketing and psychology research, will help us become smarter, happier spenders.
Dec 20
Categories: Happiness, Other
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People have struggled with habitual hesitation going back to ancient civilizations. The Greek poet Hesiod, writing around 800 B.C., cautioned not to "put your work off till tomorrow and the day after." The Roman consul Cicero called procrastination ...
Nov 29
Categories: Academic Issues, Other, Workplace Issues
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Among academic researchers, the term "celebrity worship" is a term that was first coined by Dr. Lynn McCutcheon and her research colleagues in the early 2000s. While seemingly common especially in young adolescents, research has pointed out that ...
Nov 17
Categories: Other
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