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Category: Psychology

Babies’ Brains Are Quick to Recognize Faces
Biology Neuroscience Psychology

Babies’ Brains Are Quick to Recognize Faces

June 24, 2025June 23, 2025

Babies’ brains react to faces much earlier and more broadly than previously thought, as shown in a new brain imaging study of infants.

Video Gaming Disorder May Be Linked to Underlying Mental Health
Health Psychology

Video Gaming Disorder May Be Linked to Underlying Mental Health

March 12, 2024April 29, 2024

Depression and anxiety can act as moderators that affect the relationship between gaming time and gaming disorder.

Why People Are Drawn to Fictional Villains
Psychology

Why People Are Drawn to Fictional Villains

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024

Why do people love some fictional villians more than heros? Much like the villains themselves, the answer is complex and, well, interesting.

How the Placebo Effect “Tricks” the Brain
Health Psychology

How the Placebo Effect “Tricks” the Brain

April 3, 2023July 10, 2023

You have probably heard of the placebo effect, but what is it and how does it work? Can something that’s in our heads actually provide relief?

How Children Learn Language
Linguistics Psychology

How Children Learn Language

March 24, 2023April 28, 2025

Children learn language for the first time in a cool way, and the good news is that adults can, too. Find out how.

Magic Makers: Art Therapy for Neuropsychiatric Patients
Arts and Humanities Neuroscience Psychology

Magic Makers: Art Therapy for Neuropsychiatric Patients

March 15, 2023March 14, 2023

Art therapy may help adults with mild cognitive impairment feel happier and more empowered—and slow the progress of cognitive decline.

Favorite Songs Link Up to Attachment Styles
Psychology Social Sciences

Favorite Songs Link Up to Attachment Styles

November 27, 2022November 26, 2022

Attachment styles affect relationship dynamics and also, according to a new psychology study, an individual’s music preferences.

Preference for Positive, Happy Words
Psychology

Preference for Positive, Happy Words

October 21, 2022October 20, 2022

Scientists have used a massive data set of billions of words from actual usage to find that people around the world use more happy words than sad words.

Grit or Grades: What Drives College Graduation?
Psychology STEM Education

Grit or Grades: What Drives College Graduation?

February 3, 2022January 29, 2024

Does timely college graduation depend more on a student’s self-regulation or on their admission test scores? Researchers decided to find out.

Do You Want Therapy in Virtual Reality?
Psychology

Do You Want Therapy in Virtual Reality?

January 25, 2022April 29, 2024

Given the choice between seeing a therapist in real life or in virtual reality, which would you choose? Research results may surprise you.

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