Holocaust survivors show remarkable resilience in their day-to-day lives, but they still manifest the pain of their traumatic past in the form of various psychiatric symptoms, according to an analysis of 44 years of global psychological research.
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September 20, 2010
September 17, 2010
Online Dating: 10 Psychological Insights
Psychological research reveals who uses internet dating and why, which strategies work, and uncovers the truth about lying online.» Want to reach millions of psychology lovers? Find out how to advertise on PsyBlog.
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August 10, 2010
Twitter: 10 Psychological Insights
Psychological research on Twitter reveals who tweets, how much, what they talk about and why.» Connect to an experienced life coach today - session starts FREE
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July 5, 2010
How to Banish Bad Habits and Control Temptations
Psychological research suggests bad habits can be controlled by vigilant monitoring.» You can also follow PsyBlog on Twitter and Facebook.
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June 1, 2010
Predicting Dropout Rates for Students Completing Online Surveys
An upcoming paper in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking examines participant drop out rates in online surveys. I even made a handy chart!... Hoerger, M. (2010) Participant dropout as a function of survey length in Internet-mediated university studies: Implications for study design and voluntary participation in psychological research. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Net
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January 15, 2010
Animal behavioral studies can mimic human behavior
Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Researchers have now identified an alteration to the DNA of a gene that imparts similar anxiety-related behavior in both humans and mice, demonstrating that laboratory animals can be accurately used to study these human behavio
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November 30, 2009
Our Minds Are Black Boxes – Even to Ourselves
The stories we weave about our mental processes are logically appealing but fatally flawed more often than we'd like to think.We all have intuitive theories about how our own and other people's minds work. Unfortunately psychological research demonstrates that these theories are often wrong. The gulf between how we think our minds work and how [...]» Try the latest happiness-boosting positi
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November 16, 2009
Families Advised To Refocus For Holidays To Ease Financial Tension
Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver (DU), says during the holidays families should focus on what has been proven to matter most in psychological research - quality family time. "I love the winter holidays because most of them are about being together with those you love and getting back to what is important in life and that's our relationship with ea
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September 26, 2009
Neurological Activity That Fuels Racial Bias Explored By NYU’s Amodio
Overt expressions of bigotry are relatively infrequent, but current psychological research finds that racial biases often lurk in the unconscious mind, influencing behavior in subtle ways without one's intent.
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September 14, 2009
Quantitative Psychological Research
The Complete Student's Companion By David Clark-Carter This book expertly guides the reader through all stages involved in undertaking quantitative psychological research, from accessing the relevant literature, through designing and conducting a study, analysing and interpreting data, and finally reporting the research.This third edition includes two new chapters - on preliminary checking of
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