JUNE 6, 2024 by University of Surrey Habit disruption mechanisms, mapped to the process through which habit translates into habitual behavior. Credit: Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2024). DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12975By ditching “pop psychology” myths about habits, we can better understand our habits and take more effective action, according to researchers at the University of Surrey....
by Jolanta Burke, The Conversation “Tell me about your mother.” Credit: Syda Productions/Shutterstock For over a century, psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers focused people’s attention on the past. And so when Mary struggles to maintain romantic relationships, she blames her past boyfriends for it. When Chris battles with addiction, he digs into his memories from childhood...
Hearing critical and hostile voices in your head is a reality for many of us. But for those with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, these persistent hallucinations can be highly distressing and potentially life-threatening. New Swinburne research will test a promising new approach that recreates these voices as digital avatars using virtual reality technology, allowing...
by Arizona State University A child decides whether Maxi will look for the chocolate bar in the blue, red or green box. When there are two possible locations of the chocolate bar, children can answer correctly without understanding how other people think. When there are more than two locations, children must understand how Maxi can have...
by New York University Knowledge of a person’s personality can warp the perception of a face’s identity and bias it toward alternate identities that are ostensibly unrelated. For example, if Vladimir Putin and Justin Bieber (above) have more similar personalities in your mind, then they visually appear more similar to you as well–as shown in the...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new music or perform team events such as rowing, has puzzled cognitive neuroscientists for years. A new study led by researchers at...
by Toby Leigh, University of Plymouth Research carried out by a University academic has shed new light on the fundamentals of how, and why, we make the decisions we do. In two separate studies, UKRI Future Leader Fellow and Lecturer in Psychology, Dr. Elsa Fouragnan has used her expertise in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...
by University of South Australia Smiling can trick your mind into being more positive, study findsIllustration of the way a pen is held between the teeth in orderto induce a covert smile: (A) a frontal view and (B) a profile view. Credit: Daniela A´ lvarez, 2020). From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung...
by Matt Swayne, Pennsylvania State University New techniques and technologies of big data are helping researchers better understand the brain. In this study, a Penn State team studied data from the Human Connectome Project to better understand the correlations between brain features, such as cortical thickness and connectivity, and various behaviors. Credit: David Shattuck and...
by Yasmin Anwar, University of California – Berkeley We humans may not always see eye to eye on politics, religion, sports and other matters of debate. But at least we can agree on the location and size of objects in our physical surroundings. Or can we? Not according to new UC Berkeley research, recently published...
