The ‘Illusory Truth Effect’ is the tendency to believe repeated claims as truth. Psychologists have named this phenomenon the ‘illusory truth effect’ and it seems to stem from the fact that we find it easier to process information that we have encountered many times before. This results in ...
Date Posted: July 1, 2019
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Scientists Keegan Melstom and Randall Irmis at the National Museum of Utah at the University of Utah have found multiple ancient groups of crocodyliforms – the group including living and extinct relatives of crocodiles and alligators – were not ...
Jun 29
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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
Categories: Other
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Patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder often take years to receive suitable treatment due to misdiagnosis and inconsistent treatments. Not being able to get the right treatment early can have an impact on various aspects of life, including careers ...
Jun 27
Categories: Bipolar, Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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The desire to gain weight through vigorous exercising and strict diets might be related to the development of muscularity-oriented eating disorders, rather than indicating a healthy lifestyle.
Jun 26
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Are you someone’s foodie call? Studies have found that setting up dates in order to get free meals is linked to personality traits associated with manipulative and deceptive behaviours in romantic relationships.
Jun 26
Categories: Other, Personality problems, Relationships & Marriage
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About a tenth of adolescents across the globe has been the victim of psychological or physical violence from classmates at least once in their lives. New study by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) has shown that victims ...
Jun 25
Categories: Child Development
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There is increasing recognition that while our personality traits are stable enough to shape our lives profoundly, they are also partly malleable – which can be changed by our choices and experiences. Researchers says that smoking is also likely ...
Jun 25
Categories: Personality problems
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LSU Health New Orleans researchers report that women’s pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity produces changes in the breast milk, which can affect infants’ growth.
Jun 24
Categories: Child Development
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Newborns arrive into the world with an immunity system with antibodies transferred to by their mothers via the placenta. The rules by which the placenta performs this essential function have been unknown but could hold the key to generating more ...
Jun 24
Categories: Child Development, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Health ...
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Researchers have found that our memories are accumulated more strongly when the original experiences are accompanied by strong (unpleasant) odours. These results demonstrate that bad smells can produce memory enhancements in both adolescents and ...
Jun 22
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
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Psychologists have found strong associations between working memory and 3 health related factors; sleep, age and depressed mood. This study shows how these factors are associated with memory quality and quantity.
Jun 22
Categories: Child Development, Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia, Sleep ...
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Recent studies have found that the inability to suppress vivid and positive memories associated with objects can lead to hoarding problems for individuals.
Jun 21
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Other
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Despite knowing about their child’s sexual orientation for two years, parents of many LGB youths still find the news hard to swallow.
Jun 21
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues, Parenting
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Learning how to drive could be highly beneficial for adolescents with autism as it enhances their life skills and allows them to be more independent. A study seeking to expand the available information suggested that parents should give these ...
Jun 21
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Parenting
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