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- Goal Hacks: How to Achieve Anything http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/03/11-goal-hacks-how-to-achieve-anything.php 14 comments
- Myths of Crowd Psychology http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/08/7-myths-of-crowd-psychology.php 5 comments
- Three sub-types of depression have been identified for the first time, new research reveals. One type does not respond to SSRI antidepressants, the most common treatment for depression. https://www.spring.org.uk/2018/11/3-types-of-depression.php 45 comments science
- The Mental Disorders That Accelerate Brain Damage https://www.spring.org.uk/2018/08/disorders-brain-damage.php 11 comments science
- One-in-three US adults is taking prescription medications that can cause depression and increase suicide risk, new research finds. The medications have nothing to do with depression, and so patients and providers are frequently unaware of the risk. https://www.spring.org.uk/2018/06/meds-cause-depression.php 12 comments science
- A study of 266,939 people living all around the world found that physical activity reduced depression risk. The future risk of developing depression was around 20% lower in people who did this. https://www.spring.org.uk/2018/05/protect-against-depression.php 49 comments science
- Lazy Layabouts Have This Mental Advantage: Lazy people are more likely to enjoy thinking, new research finds. On the other hand, those with who don’t enjoy it need to ‘do more stuff’ in order to escape their own thoughts. http://www.spring.org.uk/2016/08/lazy-layabouts-mental-advantage.php 3 comments cogsci
- Acetaminophen — commonly known as Tylenol in the US and paracetamol elsewhere — reduces people’s empathy for the pain of others, new research finds. http://www.spring.org.uk/2016/05/empathy-killed-popular-painkiller.php 36 comments worldnews
- Study finds how much fat a person needs to lose to make them look more attractive http://www.spring.org.uk/2015/12/the-weight-change-required-to-increase-attractivity.php? 18 comments science
- Emotional abuse of children can be just as harmful as physical abuse, a new study finds. http://www.spring.org.uk/2015/10/this-sort-of-child-abuse-just-as-harmful-as-the-physical-kind.php 162 comments science
- Depression Distorts People's Perception of Time, Study Finds http://www.spring.org.uk/2015/03/depression-distorts-peoples-perception-of-time-study-finds.php 27 comments science
- Heart Attacks 800% More Likely To Follow Bouts Of Intense Anger http://www.spring.org.uk/2015/03/intense-emotions-linked-heart-attacks.php 27 comments science
- Music’s Amazing Effect on Long-Term Memory and Mental Abilities In General http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/11/musics-amazing-effect-on-long-term-memory-and-mental-abilities-in-general.php 6 comments science
- "Researchers at the University of Washington have managed to set up the first ever noninvasive human-to-human brain interface" http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/09/remote-control-of-the-mind-over-the-internet.php 2 comments science
- Success! Why Expectations Beat Fantasies http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/01/success-why-expectations-beat-fantasies.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+psychologyblog+%28psyblog%29&utm_content=google+reader 3 comments cogsci
- Experiences Beat Possessions: Why Materialism Causes Unhappiness http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/01/experiences-beat-possessions-why.php 24 comments cogsci
- Balanced Arguments Are More Persuasive http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/11/balanced-arguments-are-more-persuasive.php 21 comments cogsci
- Duchenne: Key to a Genuine Smile? http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/06/duchenne-key-to-a-genuine-smile.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+psychologyblog+%28psyblog%29&utm_content=google+reader 5 comments cogsci
- Scientists in Italy asked a woman to approach 176 people in a nightclub and ask for a cigarette. They were more likely to say 'yes' if... http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/06/persuasion-the-right-ear-advantage.php 4 comments science
- How to Choose Between Experiential and Material Purchases http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/02/how-to-choose-between-experiential-and.php 4 comments cogsci
- Do You Believe in Free Will? New experiments show that disbelief in free will decreases helping behaviours and increases aggression. http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/01/do-you-believe-in-free-will.php 9 comments cogsci
- Memory Improved 20% by Nature Walk http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/01/memory-improved-20-by-nature-walk.php 12 comments cogsci
- The Hannity effect: Wield the influence of three people, by repeating your opinion three times http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/07/loudest-voice-majority-opinion.php 10 comments cogsci
- Why Loud Music in Bars Increases Alcohol Consumption http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/09/why-loud-music-in-bars-increases.php 3 comments science
- "on average, we like other people less the more we know about them." http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/05/why-familiarity-really-does-breed.php 24 comments science
- 10 Practical Uses For Psychological Research in Everyday Life http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/07/10-practical-uses-for-psychological.php 3 comments cogsci
- Little did he know that at the very moment he was discussing how people can best remember the faces of criminals, there was someone encoding his own face as a rapist. http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/02/how-memories-are-distorted-and-invented.php 35 comments science
- Loudest voice = majority opinion: Even if only one member of a group repeats their opinion, it is more likely to be seen by others as representative of the whole group http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/07/loudest-voice-majority-opinion.php? 10 comments reddit.com
- Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 Brilliant Social Psychology Studies http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/10-piercing-insights-into-human-nature.php 21 comments reddit.com
- 9 Propaganda Techniques in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/9-propaganda-techniques-in-michael.php 3 comments reddit.com
- Men and Women Are Psychologically Very Similar http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/09/men-and-women-are-psychologically-very.php 8 comments reddit.com
- Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties? http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/08/does-semen-have-antidepressant.php 7 comments science
- Psychology: One Person Repeating their Opinion Three Times has 90% of the Effect of Three People http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/07/loudest-voice-majority-opinion.php 63 comments science
- Happiness is Right Outside (Psych Study) http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/06/happiness-is-right-outside.php 3 comments science
- Sex Doesn't Sell (Neither Does Violence) http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/06/sex-doesnt-sell-neither-does-violence.php 2 comments science
- Can You Change Your Personality? Lord of the Rings vs. Schindlers List http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/can-you-change-your-personality-lord-of.php 9 comments science
- Guide to Psychology Blogs - Part 1 http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/guide-to-psychology-blog-o-sphere-part.php 2 comments science
- Which Cultures Control Their Facial Emotions? Americans least and Russians most. http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/which-culture-most-controls-their.php 4 comments science
- Stanley Milgram: Obedience to Authority Or Just Conformity? http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/02/stanley-milgram-obedience-to-authority.php 4 comments science
- Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/01/why-career-planning-is-time-wasted.php 16 comments programming