Virtual Reality Study Links Pain Imagery to a Weaker Sense of Body Ownership A study by Kazuki Yamamoto and Takashi Nakao, published in Frontiers in Psychology, found that people felt less connected to...
Intelligence And Education Linked To Lower Belief That Astrology Is Scientific, Study Finds Many people enjoy horoscopes, zodiac memes and quick personality takes. A study in the Journal of Individual Differences looked at...
Believing Your Partner Is A Machine Can Lower Your Confidence, Study Finds A psychology study suggests something subtle can shape how sure you feel about your own choices. When people believed they...
Study Links Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms To Distinct Brain Network Patterns A large brain-imaging study suggests that different kinds of mental health symptoms line up with different patterns in how the...
Frequent AI Tool Use Tied to Lower Critical Thinking Scores Through Cognitive Offloading A study by Michael Gerlich at SBS Swiss Business School, published in the journal Societies, links frequent use of AI...
Study Suggests Attachment Anxiety Can Make Post-Breakup Bonds Feel Like “Soul Ties” Some breakups end on paper, yet the connection keeps living in your head. You replay old texts. You wonder what...
Study Links Psychopathic Traits With Lower Electrical Pain Sensitivity and Lower Pain Estimates for Others A study from the Netherlands suggests that people with higher levels of psychopathic traits may feel certain kinds of pain...
Parents’ Insecure Romantic Attachment Tied To Harsher Discipline, Study Finds A study in the journal Family Relations suggests that the way parents feel in their romantic relationships can echo into...
Why Outrage About Political Opponents Spreads So Fast On Social Media, According To A PNAS Study A large study suggests that social media users pass along political content more when it targets the other side. Steve...
Study Links Psychopathic Traits to Pleasure From Cruelty in Behavioral Tasks Some people laugh at someone else’s mistake, then feel a little jolt of satisfaction. For most of us, that feeling...
Psychology Research Helps Explain Why The Grey Rock Method Can Shut Down Toxic Drama When someone seems to feed on conflict, even small conversations can feel like traps. A popular coping tactic called the...
Brain Scans Suggest Drums And Bass Change How The Brain Hears Pop Music, New Study Finds A new brain-imaging study suggests that drums and bass do more than make pop songs feel catchy. They may also...