Culture Influences How People Evaluate Creativity, Study Says

Medicine & Technology Jan 27, 2022

A new study shows how culture silently influences people in evaluating creativity and artworks.

Face Pareidolia: People Tend to See Male Faces in Inanimate Objects

Jan 26, 2022

A new psychological study found that illusory faces perceived during pareidolia are registered in our brain as males than females.

Children With Spatial Cognition Training Also Experience Enhance Mathematical Learning, Psychology Study Says

Jan 26, 2022

A new study explains how spatial ability could help children improve in their mathematical learning skills.

Babies Use Saliva-Based Gestures as Cue to Identify Social Relationships of People

Jan 21, 2022

MIT conducted a study on how saliva exchange gives an idea to children about the social relationships of other people.

Men Using Photos of Children, Dogs, Other Pets in their Profile Seek Long-Term Partners

Jan 19, 2022

A study recently found that men who are in search of long-term partners showcased dogs, children, or other pets identified as "dependent" in their profiles, compared to men who seek short-term partners.

Children's Emotional Regulation and Language Development Link to Role of Parents In Communicating With Their Kids

Jan 18, 2022

A new study reveals how parents drive the emotional regulation and communication skills of their children during childhood and adolescence.

Gentle Nudge Rather Than Coercion Proven to Change People's Behavior

Jan 18, 2022

In the behavioral sciences, nudge theory postulates that suggestions and positive reinforcement rather than top-down instruction are better at changing behavior, especially in decision making.

Loneliness in Emerging Adults Prevalent for the Past 40 Years, According to a Meta-Analysis

Jan 18, 2022

A new psychological meta-analysis compiled several studies to identify the loneliness in emerging adults. It was found the trend increased for the past 43 years.

Can Children Sharpen Reading Skills by Playing Action Video Games? [STUDY]

Jan 18, 2022

A new study developed an action video game to know how playing challenges influence the reading skill of children.

Making Friends At Work: Why Are Good Interpersonal Relationships in Your Job Important?

Jan 17, 2022

Making friends at work is important because humans spend most of their time at work. A new study shows that having good interpersonal relationships help employees to become more engaged with their work.

Boredom and Sadism Link: Sadistic Tendencies More Prone in People Who Easily Feels Bored

Jan 13, 2022

A study suggests boredom gives rise to sadism, manifesting in parents who get joy out of their child's misfortunes or soldiers who are bored in their posts.

How to Overcome Stress, Mental Challenges This Pandemic

Jan 02, 2022

Paul McKenna presents several of his curated motivational steps to supply people with self-help methods during the pandemic.

Are You Seeing Very Tiny People? You Might be Experiencing 'Lilliputian Hallucinations'

Jan 01, 2022

The human brain can generate notable experiences, including seeing extremely tiny people. The experience is called Lilliputian hallucinations.

Learn How to Stick to New Year's Resolution Using These Cognitive and Behavioral Hacks

Dec 31, 2021

Sticking to New Year's resolution is not easy, especially when the motivation of setting these goals wanes over time. But experts have listed cognitive and behavioral strategies to make it possible.

Social Conventions in Baboons Naturally Emerge Like in Humans, Study Shows

Dec 20, 2021

French researchers from CNRS investigate the emergence of social conventions on non-human primates, particularly in Guinea baboons, to see how it may also be important to animal societies.