A good mood can have a negative effect on some people’s executive functioning, such as their ability to focus attention, manage time and prioritize tasks, new research has found. The […]
American employers are more likely to favor excited over relaxed job candidates, a new Stanford study suggests. This is one of several findings psychology Professor Jeanne Tsai and former graduate […]
Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them? It turns out that a quirk in the way human […]
Many studies have shown that musical training can enhance language skills. However, it was unknown whether music lessons improve general cognitive ability, leading to better language proficiency, or if the […]
That anxious people take fewer risks is hardly surprising. But a team of psychologists from the German Friedrich Schiller University Jena, together with partners from Würzburg in Germany and the Canadian […]
When intrusive negative memories pop into consciousness, turning attention to the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional fallout could help minimize cognitive disruption and redirect the brain’s […]
Adolescents don’t distinguish between negative emotions as readily as younger children and adults in their 20s do, according to new research. The work offer insight into how experiences of emotion […]
The pressures of young adulthood coupled with the demands of university leave undergraduates at risk for depressive symptoms. In fact, nearly 30% of undergraduates suffer from depressive symptoms, which is […]
