Psychology news

• Altruism needs a better explanation than current evolutionary theory | Letter from Mary Midgley

  01-06-2015 20:52
  
  Tom Stoppard and David Sloan Wilson both assume that “explaining altruism” means fitting it somehow into the highly individualistic pattern that is used by current evolutionary theorists (The hard problem, Review, 23 May). But motivation is far too complex a thing to be spelt out like this, simply in terms of conflicting interests. This competitive model, along with its exciting background of a meaningless cosmos, is simply a projection of our current social mythology. Until we get some bett
  
  Read more

• Study finds radiation harms memory, speech in brain cancer patients

  01-06-2015 20:17
  
  Contrary to conventional wisdom, radiation therapy to the whole brain did not improve survival, and it harmed memory, speech and thinking skills.
  
  Read more

• Always look on the bright side of stress

  01-06-2015 20:17
  
  Understanding the benefits of our body's stress response can help us perform under pressure.
  
  Read more

• Changing gender designation

  01-06-2015 20:04
  
  Connecticut passes a bill that would allow transgender people who have transitioned to amend birth records.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Stonewall's Chief Reflects on Schools, Trust and the Pope

  01-06-2015 19:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianAfter six months running the UK’s biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organisation, Ruth Hunt reflects on schools, trust and the Pope. Stonewall has its offices on the 13th floor of a condemned block by Waterloo station, but its chief executive has a particular reason to be fond of the crumbling edifice that houses the LGBT rights organisation. “This building used to be occupied by the Department of Education,” explains...
  
  Read more

• Robo Therapy: Robots Now Provide Social and Cognitive Support

  01-06-2015 19:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: APA MonitorA new class of robots provides social and cognitive support.
  
  Read more

• Psychological Publishing Opens Up with Archives of Scientific Psychology

  01-06-2015 19:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: APA MonitorCecil Reynolds, PhD, shares his excitement about the , the APAjournal he began co-editing this year.
  
  Read more

• Money-Dependent Spouses Are More Likely to Cheat

  01-06-2015 19:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThreat to their masculinity explains why men might stray, researcher says.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Does Aging Affect Decision Making?

  01-06-2015 19:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyAging is associated with significant decline in cognitive functions. But does this translate into poorer decision making? Psychologists report that in simple decision situations, older adults perform just as well as younger adults. However, according to their study, aging may affect decision performance in more complex decision situations.
  
  Read more

• 73% of Insomniacs Cured After 1-Hour Therapy Session

  01-06-2015 19:04 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIn the first ever study to attempt to treat insomnia in the acute phase -- before it becomes chronic -- researchers found that almost three-quarters of participants saw improvements in the quality of their sleep within three months following a 60-minute cognitive behavioural therapy session.
  
  Read more

• Poor sleep linked to toxic buildup of Alzheimer's protein, memory loss

  01-06-2015 18:24
  Sleep may be a missing piece of the Alzheimer's puzzle. The toxic protein that is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease blocks the deepest stages of sleep, resulting in memory decline, according to new research.
  
  Read more

• Happiest university graduates are more likely to land a good first job

  01-06-2015 18:24
  Happy graduates have a greater chance of being hired for a high quality first job. The study points out that promoting learning and practice of attitudes that encourage happiness could improve the employability of graduates.
  
  Read more

• Weakening memories of crime through deliberate suppression

  01-06-2015 16:47
  There are some bad memories -- whether of a crime or a painful life event -- that we'd rather not recall. New research shows that people can successfully inhibit some incriminating memories, reducing the memories' impact on automatic behaviors and resulting in brain activity similar to that seen in 'innocent' participants.
  
  Read more

• Use of certain painkillers linked with increased risk of homicide

  01-06-2015 16:00
  Following speculation that use of certain drugs is common among people who commit massacres, a new study investigated prescription histories of 959 convicted murderers in Finland.
  
  Read more

• Increased risk of homicide linked with use of certain painkillers

  01-06-2015 16:00
  Following speculation that use of certain drugs is common among people who commit massacres, a new study investigated prescription histories of 959 convicted murderers in Finland.
  
  Read more

• Reading: Brain waves study shows how different teaching methods affect reading development

  01-06-2015 15:22
  Researchers found that beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading.
  
  Read more

• Poliovirus study finds that less is more

  01-06-2015 15:21
  A modified poliovirus therapy that is showing promising results for patients with glioblastoma brain tumors works best at a low dosage, according to the research team where the investigational therapy is being pioneered.
  
  Read more

• Quick to laugh or smile? It may be in your genes

  01-06-2015 14:25
  Why do some people immediately burst into laughter after a humorous moment, while others can barely crack a smile? New research examining emotional reactivity suggests one of the answers may lie in a person's DNA.
  
  Read more

• Manipulation Tactics Sometimes Come “Bundled”

  01-06-2015 12:31 via counsellingresource.com
  
  To avoid being thrown for a loop by a cluster of manipulation tactics, sometimes you have to listen out for the kinds of manipulation tactics someone might be using, rather than listening to the details of what they're saying.Tags: character disturbance, in practice, relationships
  
  Read more

• Perceptual distortions to be explored at Professor Longo's inaugural lecture

  01-06-2015 11:31
  Distorted representation of body size and shape will be the focus of Professor Matthew Longo's inaugural lecture.
  
  Read more

• Cognitive function and dysfunction to be explored at Professor Rick Cooper's inaugural lecture

  01-06-2015 11:28
  Professor Cooper will discuss how computational modelling of the cognitive processes underlying action and thought can help shed light on the organisation and operation of the mind.
  
  Read more

• Restricting firearms access for people who misuse alcohol may prevent violence

  01-06-2015 10:00
  Restricting access to firearms for people who misuse alcohol could prevent firearm violence, but policies that more clearly define alcohol misuse should be developed to facilitate enforcement...
  
  Read more

• Unlocking parents’ skills

  01-06-2015 07:00
  Prison inmates are
  gaining parenting
  tools from APA’s ACT
  Raising Safe Kids
  program.
  
  Read more

• Sharon L. Bowman, PhD

  01-06-2015 07:00
  Candidate for APA president
  
  Read more

• Searching for causes of therapeutic change

  01-06-2015 07:00
  In an attempt to determine what is behind a patient’s improvement, is it
  ethical to remove a treatment component that appears to be helping?
  
  Read more

• Robo therapy

  01-06-2015 07:00
  A new class of robots provides social and cognitive support.
  
  Read more

• Psychological publishing opens up

  01-06-2015 07:00
  Cecil Reynolds, PhD, shares his excitement about the , the APA
  journal he began co-editing this year.
  
  Read more

• Matthew D. Turner, PhD

  01-06-2015 07:00
  EPPP exam expert, child psychologist and devoted dad.
  
  Read more

• Jack Kitaeff, PhD, JD

  01-06-2015 07:00
  Candidate for APA president
  
  Read more

• How much debt do recent doctoral graduates carry?

  01-06-2015 07:00
  News from APA's Center for Workforce Studies.
  
  Read more

• Guiding principles

  01-06-2015 07:00
  A program in the United Kingdom has improved access
  to psychological therapies. Can evidence-based clinical
  practice guidelines do the same here?
  
  Read more

• Grabbing students

  01-06-2015 07:00
  Researchers have identified
  easy ways to boost student
  success by increasing their
  engagement in learning.
  
  Read more

• Getting to know Cuba

  01-06-2015 07:00
  In the last few years, APA has sent three groups of psychologists to Cuba to learn about the prized position psychology holds in the country's integrated health-care system. With doors to the island nation opening up, American psychologists are eager to absorb even more and build closer relationships.
  
  Read more

• Division programs for every member

  01-06-2015 07:00
  A highlight of APA’s 2015 Annual Convention, Aug. 6–9 in
  Toronto, is its wealth of division programming.
  
  Read more

• A quarter century of achievements

  01-06-2015 07:00
  APA’s Education Directorate looks back on 25 years of serving psychology.
  
  Read more

• Research solves mystery of memory and mood

  01-06-2015 03:11
  Researchers have identified two types of stem cells in the hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for learning and memory.
  
  Read more

Follow @PsychologyUKnws on Twitter!