🧘 Psychology

Balancing Promise And Risk: White House Funds Ibogaine Studies For Veteran PTSD

The White House is funding ibogaine studies for veteran PTSD as regulatory guidance becomes more flexible.

Behavioral Design: The Psychology Behind Human Decisions

An explainer on behavioral design examines the psychology behind how people make decisions, hesitate, and act.

Why Your Habits Keep Failing [And What Wendy Wood’s Research Says to Do]

An article explains research by Wendy Wood on why habits fail and how the environment shapes behavior.

Why Do Women Pull Hair When They Fight? The Psychology Behind It

The article examines the psychology and research behind why women pull hair during fights.

Why Your Habit Tracker Makes You Quit (and What Research Says Works Instead)

An article arguing that habit tracker apps punish missed days and citing research on what works better for habit formation.

The Art of Disagreeing Well: Julia Minson PhD on Conversational Receptiveness & the Psychology of…

Julia Minson discusses conversational receptiveness and the psychology of disagreeing constructively.

Looking for OU Psychology Students & WhatsApp/Discord Study Groups

Hi everyone! 😊 I’m a new Open University student enrolled in BSc (Honours) Psychology with Counselling (Q84), and I’m registered for SDK100: Science and health: an evidence-based approach. I’m...

7 Cognitive Biases That Quietly Control Your Decisions

The article discusses cognitive biases that influence decision-making.

Your Brain Is Not Designed to Make You Happy, It’s Designed to Keep You Alive [What Psychology…

The article argues that the human brain evolved to keep people alive rather than to make them happy, explaining worry and restlessness through psychology.

Why Some Women Fall for His Voice Before They See His Face: The Psychology Behind It

Glasgow researchers found listeners form impressions of a man's attractiveness from a single spoken word, "hello".

Why We Buy Things We Don’t Actually Need: The Psychology Behind Impulse Purchases

The article discusses the psychology behind buying things people do not need, focusing on the feelings purchases are expected to provide.

The Subscription You Forgot to Cancel: The Psychology of Decisions We Never Actually Make

The article examines the psychology behind decisions people never actively make, such as forgotten subscriptions.

The psychology of why we overpay for used cars—study points to left-digit bias

A study examines how left-digit bias leads consumers to overpay for used cars.

2 Small ‘Habit Swaps’ For A Noticeably Happier Life, By A Psychologist

Two psychology-backed habit swaps are presented as ways to feel noticeably happier.

P.O.T.S and Mental Health Research

Hello everyone! I am a POTS patient of 8 years, and after many struggles, I have made it to college. I am studying psychology and am researching how POTS can affect mental health. I'm collecting...

The future of Therapy

Heres my image of a future in which therapy has advanced to a whole new level. It helps unscramble my ADHD riddled brain THE MAZE INSIDE ALEX By Preston Alexander Clark A science-fiction short...

Microdosing LSD shows some cognitive benefits — but only for women

Neuroscience Evidence Lab: Building a More Reliable Foundation for Scientific Research

An article discusses building a more reliable evidence base for neuroscience research.

Smiling can make you happier—unless someone forces you to do it

A psychology researcher reports that smiling boosts mood only when people choose to smile, not when they are forced to.

(Academic) Effects of Brown Noise on Adult Concentration (US Residents, 18+)

Effects of sound on concentration (US Residents, 18+) Hi everyone! I am a psychology student under a tight one-week deadline to collect data for my research methods course. I am investigating...

“AI psychosis” in context: conversation history shapes LLM responses to delusional beliefs

Research examines how conversation history shapes LLM responses to delusional beliefs.

Aggression experience and observation drive shared behavioural and neural changes

Research finds aggression experience and observation produce shared behavioural and neural changes.

Study finds social anxiety may not distort how people perceive eye contact, challenging the assumption that people with social anxiety misinterpret where others are looking

A study finds social anxiety may not distort how people perceive where others are looking during eye contact.

How personalization and psychedelics are revitalizing psychiatry

Nature reports on how personalization and psychedelic-based approaches are reshaping psychiatric treatment.

Instagram activity could predict loneliness: emotionally lonely users posted more late at night and used more negative language, while socially lonely users liked and commented less, posted less on weekends and shared fewer photos with people

Research finds Instagram posting patterns and language can distinguish emotionally lonely from socially lonely users.

Social Science App Eligibility?

Yesterday I submitted my GRFP under Social Sciences - Science and Technology. I'm proposing a study of change processes in STEM academic departments. However, even though my research is social...

More than just the thrill: What are 'sensation seekers' looking for?

Psychological research examines what motivates sensation seekers to pursue new and exciting experiences.

Prospect Theory in Large Language Models: A Meta-Analysis of Loss Aversion, Diminishing Sensitivity, and Probability Weighting

A meta-analysis examines whether large language models exhibit prospect theory effects such as loss aversion and probability weighting.

Can Meditation Actually Change Your Brain? What Science Says

Examines what scientific studies actually show about whether meditation changes the brain.

How Brain Training Makes Hard Workouts Feel Easier

Article describes how brain training may make hard workouts feel easier, linking cognition and exercise perception.

Why hugs become memorable

A large UK survey finds that people commonly remember hugs as meaningful experiences.

Meta-study sparks questions about what it means to be good at regulating emotions

A meta-study examines what it means to be skilled at regulating emotions.

Wisdom of Solomon Deep Dive Study

As I mentioned in a post earlier today, I have decided to embark on the religious studies journey by preparing a special study guided series of self paced dynamic verse by verse incredibly high...

What Science Knows About Neanderthal Cooking, Recipes, and Processing Grains

Neanderthals were not simply big-game hunters who ate their food raw. Archaeological discoveries, microscopic food residues, and experimental studies have revealed a more varied picture of their...

Mental health app may help unemployed people find jobs, six-week trial suggests

A six-week trial suggests a mental health app may help unemployed people with depression find jobs.

What's your love language - and does it actually mean anything?

The article examines the love languages theory, noting it has no scientific origin despite its popularity.

New tests expand empathy measurement to joyful stories and embarrassing mishaps

New tests aim to better measure empathy by using joyful stories and embarrassing mishaps.

LongCounsel-8: A Benchmark Suite for Longitudinal Depression Tracking from Multi-Session Counseling Dialogues

Releases a benchmark for tracking depression longitudinally from multi-session counseling dialogues using language models.

Russell Brand raped woman even though she screamed in pain, court hears

In a court case, it was revealed that Russell Brand allegedly raped a woman who screamed in pain during the attack.

Eyewitnesses remember feedback better after making an identification, study finds

A study finds that eyewitnesses remember feedback better after making an identification.

Living with humility took on social weight in the late Middle Ages, historian argues

A historian argues that living with humility took on social weight in the late Middle Ages.

Want to have a better chat? Scientists say the secret is ‘pink noise’

Scientists suggest pink noise may help conversations feel more enjoyable by balancing exploration of a topic.

Speaking in a second language may shift your moral compass—but it can't overpower it

A study finds that speaking in a second language may shift moral judgments, though not overpowering them.

Retirement does not make older Australians more lonely

Monash University study finds retirement does not make older Australians lonelier.