From the University of Bonn press release via EurekAlert!: “It was shown that Internet addiction is not a figment of our imagination,” says the lead author, Privatdozent Dr. Christian Montag from the Department for Differential…
From the Queen’s University press release via HealthCanal: It’s been long thought that psychopaths suffer from a mental disorder, but a new Queen’s University-led study casts doubt on this idea. Historically, psychopaths – people who…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: If experts thought they knew anything about individual investors, it was this: their emotions lead them to sell winning stocks too soon and hold on…
From the University of Virginia press release via EurekAlert!: Pretend play can be fun for preschool children, but a new University of Virginia study, published in the current online edition of the journal Psychological Bulletin,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Eyewitness identification evidence is often persuasive in the courtroom and yet current eyewitness identification tests often fail to pick the culprit. Even worse, these tests sometimes result…
From the University of Miami press release via EurekAlert!: As Hurricane Isaac nears the Gulf Coast, one may wonder what the impact of natural disasters are on children. Who is most at risk for persistent…
From the University of Miami press release via EurekAlert!: Parents of young children hope for a successful kindergarten experience that will set their youngsters on the right path of their educational journey. Some worry about…
From the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute press release via HealthCanal: A new study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that a two-hour exposure to electronic devices with self-luminous “backlit” displays causes…
From the Yale University press release by Bill Hathaway via MedicalXpress: By administering a simple behavioral test, Yale researchers were able to predict which mice would later exhibit alcoholism-related behaviors such as the inability to…
From the University of Arizona press release by Lia Samson via Physorg: Early 2011 saw a spate of reports in the media about air traffic controllers sleeping on the job as a result of sleep…