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The Need to Text Now: Delay Discounting of Texting in Younger Adults
I’m Paul Atchley from the University of Kansas, and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Choices Theme Poster Session – Board: – 033Saturday, May 28, 2011, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMColumbia Hall Paul AtchleyUniversity of Kansas
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Flagging up bias
The Economist: FLAGS are powerful symbols. They appear on ships, parliaments, schools, lapels and even—sometimes—underwear. Exactly what effect they have on people’s behaviour, though, is seldom a topic of scientific inquiry. Melissa Ferguson of Cornell University is trying to change that. In 2007 she and her colleagues conducted a study in Israel. They found that those who had had subliminal exposure to their country’s flag before being asked their political views expressed more moderate opinions about the Palestinian conflict than did those who were not shown the flag.
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Pet theraphy: gli animali domestici migliorano davvero la salute?
Yourself Italia: Una nuova ricerca sfata la credenza comune secondo la quale avere un animale domestico porta ad una vita più felice, più sana e più lunga. Secondo Harold Herzog, professore di psicologia alla Western Carolina University e autore di un recente studio in materia, queste credenze non sono necessariamente false, ma non sono mai state dimostrate.
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Don’t Blame Facebook for the Narcissism Epidemic
Discovery News: Social media-minded millennials are the most narcissistic generation on record, but recent psychological research indicates that Facebook isn’t to blame for that image obsession. Despite multiple media reports to the contrary, Facebook and social networking sites (SNS) aren’t fueling a narcissism epidemic among younger people. “We do know that narcissism levels among millennials are higher than previous generations and that this rise in narcissism has coincided with the explosion of Facebook,” said Shawn Bergman, an assistant professor of organizational psychology at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.
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Mental Simulations of Social Thought and Action
We live in a world with people from diverse cultures, different societies and varied communities. Unfortunately, all those differences can sometimes result in segregation and discrimination. Reducing prejudice and creating more open minded societies has been the focal point of recent research and now, a new study in this field suggests that mental simulation is a key component of behavioral change strategies. Though this approach is controversial, authors Richard J. Crisp, Michèle D. Birtel, and Rose Meleady at the University of Kent, believe that this will assist in reducing prejudice and discrimination.
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Avoir un animal de compagnie n’est pas si bon qu’on le pense pour la santé
MSN France: Howard Herzog, professeur de psychologie à l'université Western Carolina (Caroline du Nord, sud-est), affirme dans cette étude publiée dans le numéro d'août de Tendances en Psychologie (Current Directions in Psychological Science), que toutes les études publiées sur le sujet "ont montré des résultats contradictoires". "Avoir un animal familier est incontestablement bon pour certaines personnes, mais il n'y a pas assez de preuves pour dire que ceux qui ont un animal familier sont en meilleure santé ou vivent plus longtemps que ceux qui n'en ont pas", écrit-il. Lire plus: MSN France