Tag: psychology

Lines and Boundaries: The Different Ways Artists, Architects See

29/06/2017

Artists and architects think differently compared to other people ...

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Right Behind You…oops! More Crashes When Following Friends

27/06/2017

Following a friend leads to unsafe driving behavior ...

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multi-task

Can’t Multi-Task? Quit Boozing

26/06/2017

Cognitive impairments are an issue for many adult substance users...

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familiar faces

Oi Miseryguts! Are Familiar Faces Happier Faces?

20/06/2017

Familiar faces look happier than unfamiliar ones ...

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Woman of Substances (Jenny Valentish)

12/06/2017

Addiction isn’t gender neutral, and neither is mental health....

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Alexander the Really, Really Great: How Important is Charisma in a Leader?

02/06/2017

Charismatic leaders: Too much of a good thing? ...

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making people feel bad

Making People Feel Bad… can be GOOD for them?

24/05/2017

Making people feel bad can be a strategy for helping them ...

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Energy Drinks? Screentime? What’s Keeping young Adults Awake at Night?

22/05/2017

Loneliness in young adults linked to poor sleep quality ...

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Where is the Duende? Frack Language, Frack Self

22/05/2017

When we frack language, we tear apart the core of self...

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The Force is Strong in You. No, Really!

19/05/2017

Humans rely more on 'inferred' visual objects than 'real' ones ...

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drunk personality

What’s Your Drunk Personality?

16/05/2017

Your personality may change when you drink, but less than you think ...

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Just Say No! Why Rejection is Good For You

12/05/2017

Jobs, relationships, school: Better a 'no' than no answer at all ...

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smile, laughter lines, old man

Smile if You Want to Look Older (But Less Fun)

10/05/2017

Smile and the world thinks you're older: Study ...

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They Might Be Dragons! Inventing Trauma for Population Control

28/04/2017

State manufactured fear is a phantom which can never be fought. But it can be ignored....

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Mastering Fear: A User Guide

20/04/2017

What if fear could be used not as a wall, but as a gate? ...

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teachers' resignation letters

‘With Deep Regret’ (for about ten minutes): Teachers’ Resignation Letters

19/04/2017

Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education ...

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fear management

Scary Moment? Set Brain to ‘BRAVE’ for Fear Management

14/04/2017

Weakening communication between two parts of the brain in mice reduced their fear levels...

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music, tech

Pop Music: Whatever Happened to the Intro

07/04/2017

Short attention spans inspire intros that are 4 times shorter, study finds...

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visceral viewing

Play the Body: Screenwriting for Visceral Viewing

24/03/2017

Good screenwriting prompts reactions in the body as well as the mind. How so?...

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Visceral Viewing: Screenwriting for the Human Brain(s)

20/03/2017

Effective screenwriters not only aim for psychological effect - they seek to create 'visceral viewing'....

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screws, shared pain

Shared Pain, Shared Gain: The Science of Sacrifice

18/03/2017

Power of shared pain triggers extreme self-sacrifice ...

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Movie studios, screenwriting

Let Me Think, But Not Much: Screenwriting and the Brain(s)

13/03/2017

100 Problems, but as long as they're someone else's, we're locked to our seats....

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Monkey

Shake Your Inner Monkey: Movie Screenwriting and The Limbic Brain

07/03/2017

Sex, Politics, Celebrity: What's on your monkey mind?...

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Caress Your Inner Bunny (or We’ll Boil It): Movie Plotting and Psychology

02/03/2017

You want to write a killer plot? Feed the croc, snuggle the bunny and give the monkey a promotion...

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grafitti, second language

New Tongues for Old. Learning, and losing a second language

21/02/2017

CUNY linguist measures brain dynamics in second language users....

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treadmills, neurocinematic testing

Neurocinematic Testing – The Applications

16/02/2017

We know that certain stimuli can provoke certain reactions. How can we use that knowledge though? ...

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Bored statue

Recycle Your Stories for Better Friendship

15/02/2017

To please your friends, tell them what they already know ...

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tarantula, phobia

Reducing Phobia Works Best With Brief Exposure (Unless You’re Frightened of Exposed Briefs)

09/02/2017

Less is more: Exposure to stimuli for overcoming phobia ...

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crocodile, neurocinematic methods

Hunting the Inner Crocodile: Neurocinematic Methods

08/02/2017

Unleash your inner crocodile (but only after you've bought the popcorn)...

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Staggering Scenes: The Fine Art of Neurocinematic Studies

31/01/2017

On the treadmill, no-one can hide. New techniques of pre-testing audience response...

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