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...
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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...
Entitlement—a damning recipe for happiness
Entitlement—a personality trait driven by exaggerated feelings of deservingness and superiority—may lead to chronic disappointment, unmet expectations and...
Practicing how to play during school can improve student imaginations and creative problem-solving, study shows
Elementary students who practiced playing at school significantly improved their organization of stories, imagination and frequency in showing...
Millennials admit to being narcissists—but don’t you dare call them that
So-called millennials consider their generation the most narcissistic ever. Older generations agree—but think the narcissism goes even beyond...
Psychology’s Lisa Damour explains teenage girl behavior in new book
On Feb. 9, Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, released her book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the...
Psychology’s Jane Timmons-Mitchell blogs about accuracy of film “Inside Out”
Does Inside Outaccurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in The Conversation:Jane Timmons-Mitchell, associate...
Psychology instructor Lisa Damour blogs about Pixar’s approach to children feelings’s in film, ‘Inside Out’
‘Inside Out:’ Pixar’s convincing argument against childhood happiness The New York Times: In a blog post, Lisa Damour,...