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The Rehash Hangover
Oprah.com: Symptom: You can’t stop talking about what happened with your stubborn husband/boss/mother. Causes: This habit is called “co-ruminating,” says Amanda Rose, an associate professor of psychological science at the University of Missouri. She has
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Broken hearts really can be painful
Zee News: New Delhi: “Broken-hearted” is not just a metaphor as researchers have now revealed that social pain and physical pain actually have a lot in common. In the study, Naomi Eisenberger of the University
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Easily Pronounced Names May Make People More Likable
Wired: Though it might seem impossible, and certainly inadvisable, to judge a person by their name, a new study suggests our brains try anyway. The more pronounceable a person’s name is, the more likely people
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Perfectionism, Goal Appraisals, and Distress in Students
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling in Washington, DC. Watch. Watch Gordon L. Flett from York University, Canada and Taryn Nepon of York University, Canada present their research at the 23rd APS
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Everybody’s Talking About Online Dating
According to the latest Psychological Science in the Public Interest study, the matchmaking algorithms used by online sites aren’t necessarily based on good science. So leading up to Valentine’s Day, the hottest topic wasn’t chocolates
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The Price of Perfectionism
Perfectionism research began to grow exponentially in 1991 with the creation of two measures bearing the same name – the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Twenty years later, empirical work on perfectionism continues to yield important findings.