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Walking Through Doorways Causes Forgetting

 

We’ve all experienced it: The frustration of entering a room and forgetting what we were going to do. Or get. Or find.

New research from University of Notre Dame Psychology Professor Gabriel Radvansky suggests that passing through doorways is the cause of these memory lapses.

 

Empathy Doesn't Extend Across the Political Aisle

ScienceDaily (Apr. 2, 2012) — When we try to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, we usually go all the way, assuming that they feel the same way we do. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that we have limits: we don't extend this projection to people who have different political views, even under extreme circumstances.

Rich people are more likely to behave unethically, study finds

Wealthy individuals are more likely to engage in unethical behavior, a new study from UC Berkeley and University of Toronto researchers suggests.

Study: Women Prefer Chefs Over Lovers

Sure, a healthy sex life is great. But it’s nothing compared to a cheese soufflé.

Consumerism and its antisocial effects can be turned on—or off

Money doesn’t buy happiness. Neither does materialism: Research shows that people who place a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than those who do not.

HAPPY ADOLESCENTS 'LIKELY TO HAVE HIGHER INCOME, AS ADULTS

Money, as Spike Milligan noted, can't buy you happiness, but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

Meditation Improves Emotional Behaviors in Teachers, Study Finds

Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed – and more compassionate and aware of others’ feelings, according to a UCSF-led study that blended ancient meditation practices with the most current scientific methods for regulating emotions.

Traumatic Experiences May Make You Tough

Your parents were right: Hard experiences may indeed make you tough. Psychological scientists have found that, while going through many experiences like assault, hurricanes, and bereavement can be psychologically damaging, small amounts of trauma may help people develop resilience.

Yawns More Contagious Between Loved Ones

Yawns are more contagious between family members and friends than strangers, a new study found.

Social Networks make you more cooperative

Rand, a post-doctoral fellow in Harvard’s Department of Psychology and a Lecturer in Human Evolutionary Biology, is the lead author of a new paper, which found that dynamic, complex social networks encourage their members to be friendlier and more cooperative, with the possible payoff coming in an expanded social sphere, while selfish behavior can lead to an individual being shunned from the group and left – literally – on their own.