Psychology

Psychologists wanted to understand how we handle bad news when we're already stressed.

Researchers tested people with photos of genuine and fake emotions to find out if those with psychopathic traits could tell the difference.

The condition can result in feelings of sadness and crying after sex.

The parasite infects a staggering 30-50% of the world’s population.

They liked these men more than those with good looks and money.

Although people claimed to remember events from infancy and toddlerhood, scientists widely believe earliest memories stem from roughly 3 to 3 and a half years of age.

Such a technique could one day be used in high-risk individuals as an intervention to reduce the risk of committing violent acts.

Scientists found that when they injected mice with a chemical from the blood of violent criminals, those rodents were far quicker to start fights with their fellow creatures.

The sensation is described as a warm, tingling feeling that starts at the crown of the head before traveling down the spine and the rest of the body.

Mantras like “Find your passion” make pursuing interests sound too rigid and unattainable, according to psychologists at Stanford University.

“We are far from being rational decision-makers.”

Who you gonna call? A rational scientist to help explain things.

The creases around our eyes play an important role in how others perceive our sincerity.

Results could one day lead to novel treatments or therapies for reducing domestic violence, the lead author said.

Forget the things you ought to be doing and make your dreams happen.

Our gut feelings may be more rational than we think.

Puppies appear the cutest at the point at which their mothers stop weaning them, according to a new study.

Conspiracy theories are often wrong, but they don't make believers clinically paranoid.

Researchers surveyed workers about the negativity they encountered at work and how it impacted their health.

"School should not be a place where we have to worry about our kids getting killed. The more I see things like Parkland, I do get frustrated and feel sad that I failed."

Are we looking for aliens in the wrong way?

The latest findings could lead to the development of new treatments for mental disorders such as depression or schizophrenia.

Participants in clinical trials who were given a small dose of psychedelics were rated as having more openness than non-users.

It could provide a way to share the content of our imagination.

Taking the drug resulted in the emergence of a “new type of order in the brain.”

Being assertive could cost a woman her female work friends.

Perfectionists should consider talking to themselves about their mistakes as they might to a friend, one expert says.

Scientists think you'd be cool with it.

Five experts investigate the science behind sex differences.

The study used brain scanning software to revisit an old and misguided theory.