Tag: CulturalDifferences

Social psychology

Small acts of kindness are frequent and universal

Small acts of kindness are frequent and universal

vneo Jun 5, 2023 0 1352

Discovering the universality of human kindness and cooperation across cultures.

Anxiety and stress

Pets reduce stress

Pets reduce stress

vneo Jul 15, 2019 0 3943

Interaction with cats and dogs has stress-relieving benefits.

Depression

Behavioral risk factors for depression vary with age

Behavioral risk factors for depression vary with age

vneo Oct 29, 2018 0 3771

New study examines risk factors according to 3 age groups.

Emotions

Suppressing negative emotions during a health scare may whip up spiral of fear

Suppressing negative emotions during a health scare may...

vneo Jul 10, 2018 0 3334

Attempts to suppress a health scare may create an interminable cycle of suppression...

AI

Artificial intelligence can predict your personality, simply by tracking your eyes

Artificial intelligence can predict your personality, simply...

vneo Jul 27, 2018 0 3179

Personality type can be assessed with eye movement.

Sleep

Extreme early birds

Extreme early birds

vneo Aug 6, 2019 0 4585

Advanced sleep phase, which entails going to bed very early and rising very early,...

Personality

Motivation bias

Motivation bias

vneo Jun 27, 2019 0 4037

Evidence accumulation is affected by what people want to believe.

Art

Art therapy

vneo Jul 29, 2019 0 4906

Art therapy reduces teenage girls' headaches.

Feelings

Bodily sensations give rise to conscious feelings

Bodily sensations give rise to conscious feelings

vneo Aug 29, 2018 0 4250

The five major categories of human conscious feelings are positive emotions, negative...

Thoughts

We may have less control of our thoughts than we think

We may have less control of our thoughts than we think

vneo Jun 21, 2018 0 7401

Involuntary counting and imagery is present in the conscious mind in response to...

Traits

Impostor syndrome

Impostor syndrome

vneo Sep 23, 2019 0 4420

The impostor syndrome manifests when skilled, highly trained people feel that they...