Psychology

"I would kill for this person." If someone we care about is in danger, most of us would do anything to protect that person, even if it means hurting another. Why can our feelings, compassion or love for someone lead us to want to do physical harm to another person? A new investigation has found the answer and again it is a matter of physics and chemistry, as Severo Ochoa said about love.

The “caraísmo” (face-ism) or the valuation of people by their facial attributes or facial features has real consequences on a practical level. According to a new study by Carnegie Mellon University (USA) published in the Cell Press magazine, opinions based on the face of a stranger can incline us, in the political sphere, for example, to vote for the candidate who, by his face, us appear more reliable.

When we feel sad or depressed, for example, after a break with our partner, we usually turn to chocolate or, in general, sweets and sweets to help us feel better. Well now, a recent research from the University of Minnesota (USA) affirms that the homemade antidote for our emotional afflictions does not work at all, since they do not improve our mood.

You could say yes, at least based on two recent investigations.

What if the bullfighter was wrong when he said that the best thing about having an "affair" with a Hollywood star was telling it later? "Extraordinary experiences are enjoyed in the moment, but they harm us socially in the long run."

"The greatest danger of deceiving others is that you inevitably end up deceiving yourself," said Eleonora Dose. As if it were a play on words, we draw the conclusions of a recent study published in the journal Plos One: people who deceive themselves are the ones who best deceive others.

Divorces and separations (which have increased by 54% in Spain since 2005) often negatively affect the behavior of affected children.

We all have in mind what an angry face looks like: lowered eyebrows, pursed lips, open nostrils, and an upturned chin. Do the test in front of the mirror. But why these gestures and not others? This research has analyzed it.