Tag: psychology
The power of a hug can help you cope with conflict
Lisa A Williams, UNSW
Friends, children, romantic partners, family members – many of us exchange hugs with others on a regular basis. New research from...
We provided psychological first aid after the Las Vegas shooting –...
Michelle Paul, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Heather Dahl, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and John A. Nixon, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Editors’ note:...
Can pink really pacify?
Julie Irish, Iowa State University
As an interior designer, I’ve long been interested in how different colors can affect our mood and behavior.
For example,...
The blissful and bizarre world of ASMR
Craig Richard, Shenandoah University
Have you ever stumbled upon an hourlong online video of someone folding napkins? Or maybe crinkling paper, sorting a thimble collection...
Should we scoff at the idea of love at first sight?
James Kuzner, Brown University
For a lecture course I teach at Brown University called “Love Stories,” we begin at the beginning, with love at first...
Teens who feel down may benefit from picking others up
Hannah L. Schacter, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Think about the last time you helped someone out. Maybe...
Why ‘Nigerian Prince’ scams continue to dupe us
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
With cryptocurrency fraud and IRS scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past,...
Why your brain never runs out of problems to find
David Levari, Harvard University
Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them? It...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
