Suddenly, the story becomes a rambling psychological study of the author himself.
Last week the journal Science published news of a fascinating psychological study, involving 19, 000 people ages 18 to 68, in which subjects consistently underestimated the degree to which they would change in the future, even though they knew how much they had changed in the past.
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To do a psychological based study to get to the heart of the matter would not likely help us understand, either.
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In fact, a new study in Psychological Science by Dr. Rhodes and Lisa Chalik suggests that this intuitive social theory may even influence how children develop moral distinctions.
Mind-wandering, often seen as daydreaming, allows the brain to incubate new approaches to familiar problems, serving "as a foundation for creative inspiration, " says the 2012 study in Psychological Science.
Walking away from a problem to do simple, routine tasks, and letting the mind wander in the process, can spark creative new connections or approaches to solving dilemmas, says a 2012 study in Psychological Science.
Such apathy is often put down to tiredness, but a study published recently in Psychological Science suggests there may be more to it than that.
However, in the 1960s, as the abolition of most grammars was beginning, a study by the British Psychological Society failed to prove this widely touted claim.
The aim of the 17 month-long Mars500 project was to study the physical and psychological effects that the much longer journey to Mars might have on future astronauts.
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Nobody knows for certain, but the British Psychological Society research blog reported on a study that gets us closer to a few answers.
Lottery-based incentive programs in the workplace fall broadly into the realm of behavioral economics, a field of study that looks at how psychological factors weigh on economic decisions.
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The study is published in the journal Psychological Science.
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The study, which was just published in Psychological Science, had volunteers read a scenario where an individual with power made a mistake.
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Is there somewhat of a study or some type of assessment on the psychological costs on the soldiers to go into combat again and the possibility to do more combat?
Traits on offer included some which a pilot study indicated people associate with a sense of psychological stability (such as being trustworthy or reliable), some that are associated with psychological instability (being spontaneous or adventurous, for example) and some with no real relevance to instability or stability (like being loving or funny).
The results of their study, which are about to be published in Psychological Science, show that both the students' assessments of the leadership potential of the bosses and their ratings for the traits of competence, dominance and facial maturity were significantly related to a company's profits.
The study of 2, 750 people presented to the British Psychological Society examined the effects of different types of outdoor environments on people.
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Norton and several colleagues documented this phenomenon in a study that they described in an article for the journal Psychological Science, Color Blindness and Interracial Interaction.
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Prof Sue Bailey, president of the Royal College of Psychiatry, welcomes the study saying it "reminds us in an era of psychological therapies that medication can have a positive impact too".
When adult children divorce, struggle financially, abuse drugs, or have similar life problems, it can have a major impact on their parents' mental health and satisfaction, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, in San Diego.
This is because under the new rules she must have obtained what is known as GBR - graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society - by 31 December this year to qualify to continue to study next year.
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The study, published in the journal Circulation, is the strongest evidence yet that psychological as well as physical changes can influence coronary heart disease.
You can see the full study (at an extravagant price), published in the May issue of the scholarly journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, here.
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