. Scientific Frontline: Psychology
Showing posts with label Psychology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psychology. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

What Is: Psychopathy | Part three of the "Dark Tetrad"

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Psychopathy The Core Concept : Psychopathy is a profound personality disord...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

What Is: Machiavellianism | Part two of the "Dark Tetrad"

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Machiavellianism The Core Concept : Machiavellianism is a meticulously defi...
Monday, February 16, 2026

What Is: The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories, Weaponization, and Societal Impact

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary The Core Concept : Conspiracy theories are alternative explanatory narratives...

Childhood disadvantage can block the benefits of genetic potential

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Early disadvantage steers individuals genetically predisposed to educational success towards caution and short-term choices, limiting social...

Antipathy toward snakes? Your parents likely talked you into that at an early age

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Northwestern garter snake Photo Credit: Courtesy of Oregon State University Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Disco...
Monday, February 2, 2026

One-Third of Young People Become Physically Aggressive Toward Their Parents

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Photo Credit: RDNE Stock project Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary The Core Concept : A longitudinal analysis r...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Growing up in the Anthropocene: for adolescents, it's hard

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary The Core Concept : Eco-anxiety is a signif...
Friday, January 23, 2026

New research reveals how dread shapes decision-making

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Research shows that for many, the dread of what might go wrong outweighs the pleasure of imagining what might go right Photo Credit:  Kyle B...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Hidden heartache of losing an animal companion

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Chimmi April 09, 2010 -February 23, 2025 My best friend. Photo Credit: Heidi-Ann Fourkiller The emotional toll of losing a beloved pet durin...
Monday, December 29, 2025

How doubting your doubts may increase commitment to goals

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Research explores what happens when people face goal obstacles Image Credit: Scientific Frontline When it comes to our most important long-t...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Psychology: In-Depth Description

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, encompassing all aspects of co...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Menopause hormone therapy does not appear to impact dementia risk

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Photo Credit:  Vitaly Gariev A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decre...
Saturday, December 6, 2025

Memory research: How respiration shapes remembering

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Recording of brain activity using EEG. Photo Credit: © LMU / Johanna Weber First and foremost, we breathe to absorb oxygen – but this vital ...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Contraceptive pills may affect women's mental health

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Photo Credit:  Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition The contraceptive pill has been hailed as one of the most revolutionary health technol...

Our brains recognize the voices of our primate cousins

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When participants heard chimpanzee vocalisations, this response was clearly distinct from that triggered by bonobos or macaques. Image Credi...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Coffee linked to slower biological ageing among those with severe mental illness – up to a limit

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Photo Credit:  Julia Florczak New research from King’s College London finds that coffee consumption within the NHS recommended limit is link...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Why Do We Have a Consciousness?

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Albert Newen from the Institute of Philosophy II Photo Credit: © RUB, Marquard What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

A new way to trigger responses in the body

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of Tokyo Researchers at the University of Tokyo developed an experimental method to induce a strong phy...
Monday, November 10, 2025

Research finds self-control runs in the family

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A WVU study finds when parents model discipline in work, health and finances, their teens tend to follow suit. Photo Credit: Jennifer Shepha...
Monday, October 6, 2025

Very few regret a legal gender change in Sweden

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“We saw that the vast majority of people who go through the process to legally change their gender do not reverse this decision," says ...