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July 26, 2024
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July 10, 2024 Christmas or Ramadan might seem to come around more quickly each year, for people who pay more attention to time, are more forgetful of plans, and love a good holiday, according to a new study. Researchers suggest this could mean that someone's ...
July 2, 2024 We unconsciously form prejudice toward groups when we see biased people interact with members of a group. That is according to new research by psychologists, who show for the first time that observational learning is an important mechanism of ...
June 27, 2024 Men and women were good at judging their own attractiveness, and tended to partner up with people who were similarly ...
June 25, 2024 Over a 20-year period people from these sectors changed their behavior -- resonating with one another significantly more than they used to and gearing towards a more engaging style. We talk like others to be more inclusive and 'resonate' with ...
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July 10, 2024 About a third of Canadians feel lonely, and a study shows it has a greater negative impact on memory than even social isolation, though both present a significant risk to the aging ...
June 14, 2024 Researchers share evidence that people's attitudes are deeply woven into language and culture across the globe and ...
June 24, 2024 Do you have trouble recognizing faces, or do you never forget a face? The better you are at facial recognition, the more supportive relationships you are likely to have, regardless of your ...
June 6, 2024 Narcissistic tendencies are heavily shaped by our upbringing and are significant contributors to violence and bullying in adult relationships -- but the causes and outcomes are different for men and ...
June 10, 2024 Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, ...
June 7, 2024 By studying the brain anatomy of newborn baby baboons, a research group was able to predict what hand they would use to communicate after they had been ...
June 5, 2024 New research featuring more than 24,000 people has found that having diverse groups of friends improves wellbeing and social cohesion, despite people's tendency to gravitate towards people more ...
May 30, 2024 A new study found a distinct relationship between sleep duration, social media usage, and brain activation across brain regions that are key for executive control and reward ...
May 30, 2024 A new study demonstrates that when individuals with obstructive sleep apnea use their positive airway pressure machine more regularly, it benefits their relationship with their ...
May 23, 2024 One-sided relationships with YouTubers are more emotionally fulfilling than talking to casual friends, a new study ...
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June 19, 2024 Children who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (autism) are at greater risk of developmental vulnerabilities if they also have other relatives with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric ...
June 12, 2024 Including 'tactile emoticons' into social media communications can enhance communication, according to a new ...
May 15, 2024 By kindergarten age, most children have been taught that 'please' is a magic word. 'Please' is an expression of politeness that shows courtesy and respect, turning a potential ...
May 10, 2024 While intergroup interaction is a prerequisite for initiating peace and stability, there is the risk of further escalation from direct interactions. A shortage of an impartial electronic contact ...
May 3, 2024 The famous axiom 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' is part of Austrian psychologist Fritz Heider's social balance theory, introduced in the 1940s. Previous studies have tried to ...
May 1, 2024 There's a large and growing body of evidence pointing to potentially negative impacts of social media on mental health, from its addictive nature to disruptions in sleep patterns to effects on ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it's higher in younger and older adulthood, and lowest during middle adulthood, reports a new study that examined nine longitudinal studies ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Psychologists have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike up a conversation with a stranger, even when they had the capacity and desire to do ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Social interactions synchronize brain activity within individuals and between individuals. In a new study, researchers compared brain synchronization between pairs of people with relatively strong ...
Apr. 15, 2024 People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Individuals underestimate the social connection they can make with a stranger who disagrees with them on contentious issues, a new research paper ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers investigate the influence of social relationships on our bodily responses to the presence of other persons in the interpersonal ...
Mar. 27, 2024 The couple that drinks together might live longer together, too, says a University of Michigan ...
Mar. 20, 2024 A new study has identified recurring, 'toxic' human conversation patterns on social media, which are common to users irrespective of the platform used, the topic of discussion, and the ...
Mar. 20, 2024 When small hierarchical groups bond, neural activity between leaders and followers aligns, promoting quicker and more frequent communication, according to a new ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Scientists tested several hypotheses on the drivers of social aging in free-living Assamese macaques in Thailand. The researchers collected data on the social behavior of females for eight years and ...
Mar. 6, 2024 In a new study, participants' levels of consumption of refined carbohydrates were statistically linked with their facial attractiveness as rated by heterosexual volunteers of the opposite ...
Feb. 29, 2024 A new paper examines the possible effects of two properties of receiver playing fields documented in studies of animal psychology -- habituation and neural adaptation -- on the efficacy of mate ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Australian adults who report a good relationship that meets their original expectations tend to score higher in mental health, while adults who report loving their spouse but wished they had never ...
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- Don't Be a Stranger -- Study Finds Rekindling Old Friendships as Scary as Making New Ones
- Exploring Brain Synchronization Patterns During Social Interactions
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- Talking Politics With Strangers Isn't as Awful as You'd Expect, Research Suggests
- Exploring the Effect of the Presence of Familiar People in Interpersonal Space
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- While Social Media Changes Over Decades, Conversation Dynamics Stay the Same, New Study Suggests
- Social Bonding Gets People on the Same Wavelength
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- Understanding the Neuroendocrine Basis for Social Anxiety-Like Behavior in Male Mice
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- Health Impacts of Abuse More Extensive Than Previously Thought, Research Says
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- Can AI Help Hospitals Spot Patients in Need of Extra Non-Medical Assistance?
- What's Your Masculine Style: Neo-Traditional, Egalitarian or Progressive?
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- Study Finds New Association Between Social Isolation and Dementia Risk Factors
- Social Isolation, Loneliness Increase Risk for Heart Failure
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- Adult Children More Likely to Be Estranged from Dad Than Mom, Study Shows
- Inhibiting Imitation of Others Can Increase Understanding of Others, Study Finds
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- Reading the Room: Humans Struggle to Identify Aggression in Dogs, Other Humans
- Social Media Engagement Style May Be Linked With Perceived Social Connectedness
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- Female Monkeys 'actively Reduce' Social Network as They Age
- Heightened Activity of Specific Brain Cells Following Traumatic Social Experience Blocks Social Reward and Promotes Sustained Social Avoidance
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- People With Attachment Anxiety More Likely to Create False Memories When They Can See the Person Talking
- Feeling Poorer Than Your Friends in Early Adolescence Is Associated With Worse Mental Health, Study Finds