Arts and Sciences’ Brooke Macnamara shares her research surrounding deliberate practice
10 myths about the mind Psychology Today: Brooke Macnamara, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences...
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Spartan Showcase: Nehal Methi
Majors: Psychology and cognitive scienceYear: Fourth year Nehal Methi’s academic pursuits and service activities center on kindness, compassion...
Psychological sciences’ James Overholser gives advice on how to help someone with passive suicidal ideation
I had passive suicidal ideation. Here’s what everyone should know Yahoo: James Overholser, a professor Department of Psychological...
Letting PTSD patients choose method of treatment improves their health, quality of life: new research
Drug-using patients with PTSD improved with treatment, but dropped out of therapy more often and showed less improvement...
Positive coping strategy in Islam linked with less depression, anxiety from spiritual struggles
Adopting an Islamic concept of coping with spiritual struggles, known as “spiritual jihad,” is associated with post-traumatic growth...
Certain PTSD therapies prove effective after treatment stops: study
Reducing severity of PTSD symptoms long-term holds significant public-health and economic implications Both civilians and military veterans with...
People will desire something even more if you increase their focus on it: study
Study suggests ways marketing and clinical treatment can influence behavior The relationship between desire and attention was long...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Talks by Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez
Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez, professor of psychology at Utah State University, will give lectures for the university community Monday, Oct....
Study: So-called “bright girl effect” does not last into adulthood
New research challenges long-held assumptions about how men and women view their intelligence The notion that young females...
Studies help understand why some people are so sure they’re right
Insight suggests ways to communicate with people who ignore evidence that contradicts cherished beliefs Dogmatic individuals hold confidently...