Did you know that when humans see the color red, our muscles react faster and stronger? It is the conclusion of a new study published in the journal 'Emotion'. The finding could have applications in sports and other activities where a brief boost to strength and speed is advantageous, but should also be considered in others where it can be unfavorable.
Humans associate first names with different levels of success, luck, and attractiveness. The psychologist Richard Wiseman reached that conclusion, who assures that these perceptions can have consequences in real life.
The best way to persuade someone to change their mind, or to convince them to do something, is to speak moderately fast and with frequent pauses, 4 to 5 a minute, American researchers conclude in a study presented this week.
Who says being happy is always good? A study published in the journal Perspectives on 'Psychological Science' reveals that happiness also has a dark side, that it should not be conceived as a universally good thing, and that in some cases it can even make us feel bad.
The American psychologist and Harvard University professor Howard Gardner has been awarded today the Prince of Asturias Prize for Social Sciences 2011. Gardner maintains that there is no unique intelligence, but that each individual possesses at least eight cognitive abilities: linguistic intelligence, logical-mathematical, kinetic-corporal, musical, spatial, naturalistic, interpersonal and intrapersonal.
Today, women with children no longer respond to the stereotype of the unhappy and unhappy woman. According to a study conducted by a psychologist at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, single mothers feel just as happy, satisfied and fulfilled as single women without dependent children.
Each person tends to have twice as many friends in cyberspace as in reality, according to research commissioned by the foundation dedicated to fighting cystic fibrosis in the United Kingdom, 'Cystic Fibrosis Trust'. Only five percent would ask for someone's phone number.
According to Oliver Robinson, from the University of Greenwich (London), long before reaching 50 we suffer a previous crisis with similar symptoms: insecurity, depression, loneliness ... It occurs around the age of 30, when adults feel the pressure of succeed before turning 35.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
