advertisement
Social Psychology News
August 3, 2023

Top Headlines

Women and Men React Differently to Strain and Stress

How did the Corona pandemic and the measures taken to get it under control affect the quality of life and mental health of men and ...

Does Staying Informed Help Us Cooperate?

In the face of existential dilemmas that are shared by all of humanity, including the consequences of inequality or climate change, it is crucial to understand the conditions leading to cooperation. A new game theory model based on 192 stochastic games and on some elegant algebra finds that both ...

Successful Cooperation Depends on Good 'Mindreading' Abilities

Researchers found that people with strong mind reading abilities -- the ability to understand and take the perspective of another person's feelings and intentions -- are more successful in cooperating to complete tasks than people with weaker mind reading ...

Controlled Cruelty: New Study Finds Aggression Can Arise from Successful Self-Control

A new study has found that aggression is not always the product of poor self-control but, instead, often can be the product of successful self-control in order to inflict greater ...
advertisement

Latest Headlines
updated 10:04am EDT

Earlier Headlines

Young Kids May Learn to Identify Dog Aggression With Age and Experience

In a study of children and adults, both higher age and having had a pet dog were associated with better ability to recognize dog emotions from facial expressions. The findings show that 4-year-olds ...

Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community

Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report ...

Cutting Back on Social Media Reduces Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness

Researchers found college students who tried to cut their social media use to 30 minutes per day scored significantly lower for anxiety, depression, loneliness and fear of missing out at the end of ...

Psychedelic Drugs Reopen 'Critical Periods' for Social Learning

Neuroscientists have long searched for ways to reopen 'critical periods' in the brain, when mammals are more sensitive to signals from their surroundings that can influence periods of brain ...

Loneliness, Insomnia Linked to Work With AI Systems

Employees who frequently interact with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to experience loneliness that can lead to insomnia and increased after-work drinking, according to research ...

Discovery of Neurons That Allow Us to Recognize Others

Scientists have identified the neurons that are activated when perceiving others, as well as the neurons that represent value information associated with others in the CA1 region of the hippocampus ...

advertisement

Living in an Almshouse Boosts Life Expectancy

Analysing up to 100 years' worth of residents' records from various almshouses in England, new research suggests that living in these communities can reduce the negative impact on health ...

Gender Trumps Politics in Determining People's Ability to Read Others' Minds

Researchers at the University of Bath surveyed over 4,000 people to test social ability and found that being female and educated are some of the best predictors for how well you get on with and ...

What Makes News Get Shared Widely? The Answer Is in Your Head

Research has shown that social media users are likely to share posts that contain information that they feel is relevant to themselves or to the people they ...

Married People Who Cheat Don't Often Regret It

Married people who have affairs find them highly satisfying, express little remorse and believe the cheating didn't hurt their otherwise healthy marriages, finds a new report on the psychology ...

Adult Friendships Can Triumph Over Childhood Trauma, Even in Baboons

Drawing on 36 years of data, a new study of 199 baboons in southern Kenya finds that adversity early in life can take years off the lifespan, but strong social bonds with other baboons in adulthood ...

'Love Hormone' Guides Young Songbirds in Choice of 'Voice Coach'

Oxytocin, the so-called 'love hormone,' plays a key role in the process of how a young zebra finch learns to sing by imitating its elders, suggests a new study which add to the ...

advertisement

Most Species, Including Humans, Who Experience Early Life Adversity Suffer as Adults. How Are Gorillas Different?

There's something most species -- from baboons to humans to horses -- have in common: When they suffer serious adversity early in life, they're more likely to experience hardship later on ...

大脑反应不同的联系Depending on Context

The touch of another person may increase levels of the 'feelgood' hormone oxytocin. But the context really matters. The situation impacts oxytocin levels not only in the moment, but also ...

Married Couples Who Merge Finances May Be Happier, Stay Together Longer

The Beatles famously sang, 'Money can't buy me love,' but married couples who manage their finances together may love each other longer, according to new ...

Understanding Self-Directed Ageism

Normal age-related changes in how we think, perceive and reason may increase the risk of older people viewing themselves through a negative and ageist lens, research ...

Machine Learning Model Sheds Light on How Brains Recognize Communication Sounds

Scientists studied guinea pigs' communication to understand how the brain recognizes communication sounds regardless of accents and surrounding ...

Human Brains Process Social Situations Similarly -- Researchers Discovered a Brain Network for Social Perception

A recent study shows that different people have similar brain activity when perceiving social situations. Researchers discovered an extensive neural network in the human brain that effectively ...

Gossip Influences Who Gets Ahead in Different Cultures

Gossip influences if people receive advantages whether they work in an office in the U.S. or in India -- or even in a remote village in Africa, a new study found. In a set of experiments, ...

Lonely People's Divergent Thought Processes May Contribute to Feeling 'Alone in a Crowded Room'

The neural responses of lonely individuals differ from those of other people, suggesting that seeing the world differently may be a risk factor for loneliness regardless of ...

Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Monday, June 12, 2023
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Monday, May 22, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Monday, May 15, 2023
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Friday, April 7, 2023
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Monday, March 27, 2023
Monday, March 20, 2023
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Monday, March 6, 2023
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Monday, February 20, 2023
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Monday, February 13, 2023
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Friday, January 27, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Monday, January 9, 2023
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Monday, December 12, 2022
Friday, December 9, 2022
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Monday, December 5, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Friday, November 25, 2022
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Friday, November 18, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Monday, November 14, 2022
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Monday, October 31, 2022
Friday, October 28, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Monday, October 10, 2022
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022