Psychology news

• What does your ‘digit ratio’ say about you?

  25-10-2015 10:30
  
  Scientists have long looked for physical markers of our inner lives. Now it turns out that the length of your fingers reveals much about you. Take this test to find outDid you know you can measure your personality with a ruler? First, measure the length of your index finger from crease to tip. Then do the same for your ring finger. Divide the first number by the second to calculate your 2:4 digit ratio. For example, my index finger is 7.8cm and my ring finger is 8.2cm, so my ratio is 7.8÷
  
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• Mood enhancer: go down to the woods today

  25-10-2015 10:30
  
  Spending more time ‘forest bathing’ can have a positive effect on depression. Rob Penn on what we owe treesIn autumn our woodlands are at their most enchanting. The sunlight angles gently in to create a changing mosaic of gold and brown; leaves twist and stall as they fall to the floor; branches chatter in the strengthening winds. It is the time of year when trees seem keenest to communicate with us, and when our bond with them is most vital.The polymath American biologist EO Wilson
  
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• Do American teens take more risks?

  25-10-2015 08:00
  
  A study comparing risk-taking attitudes of children and teens in Puerto Rico and the Bronx shows that teens in the US are more likely to take risks.
  
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