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Humans are better than current AI models at interpreting social interactions and understanding social dynamics in moving scenes. Researchers believe this is because AI neural networks were inspired by the infrastructure…
Psychologists have developed a precision treatment approach for depression that gives patients individualized recommendations based on multiple characteristics, such as age and gender.
Adolescents who sleep for longer -- and from an earlier bedtime -- than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers have shown. But the study of adolescents in the…
In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, scientists show that…
Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team…
In discussions about how to increase sexual pleasure and satisfaction, it’s like that you’ve heard the term erogenous zones come up before, perhaps followed by phrases like “pleasure mapping” and/or “sensory…
Two women meeting for the first time can judge within minutes whether they have the potential to be friends -- guided as much by smell as any other sense, research on friendship formation finds.
Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Researchers have studied a very special group of patients and established that the 'basolateral amygdala' (part of the limbic system) plays an…
Healthy sleep includes multiple components, such as number of hours of sleep per night, how long it takes to fall asleep, daytime functioning and self-reported sleep satisfaction, and addressing these different…
Using eye-tracking -- a technique for recording and analyzing eye movements -- a team has shown that individuals with multiple disabilities can improve their social and emotional skills. Although these patients are often…
Shifting cultural perceptions of beauty could drive 'lip dysmorphia', so psychologists tested the response of 32 people to altered images of lips to see how they responded. The results were surprising.
In previous blogs, we’ve talked all about the various ways that people leverage technology for sexual communication. For example, we’ve discussed a book that does a deep dive into the psychology of dick pics, and we’ve…
The fear of rejection -- familiar to many children and adults -- can significantly impact how kids behave in their peer groups, according to new research.
Fluency in a foreign language is often thought to be about speaking quickly and using advanced vocabulary. However, researchers reveal that speakers who use common, everyday expressions sound more fluent than those who…
Most of us strive for a passionate, fulfilling, and pleasurable sex life. However, getting (and maintaining) the kind of sex life that you want can be a challenge. Many struggle with talking about sex at all, lack sexual…
A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact of early exposure to…
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The way teachers manage classroom discussion with pupils plays a key role in the teaching of writing, a new study shows.
Every year, Gallup collects data as a part of the Gallup Poll Social Series. This series includes twelve different topics that researchers conduct interviews on over the course of each month. Participants comprise adults…
Researchers explored how the characteristics of communication networks in groups (i.e., density and centralization) affected the development of shared social identity and, as a result, group performance. The study's…
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Last month, we were in Denver, Colorado for the twelfth annual SPSP Sexuality Preconference. We were fortunate to have Sexual Health Alliance (based in Denver!) as our headline sponsor for this event, and even more…
Sex dolls have rapidly evolved over the past couple of decades, with technology enabling more lifelike and realistic designs. Although it remains unclear how many people actually own a sex doll (to our knowledge, no one…
Strength-based parenting is an approach that emphasises the identification and cultivation of a young person’s inherent talents ...
Differential parenting refers to systematic variations in the ways parents treat one child compared with another within the same ...
Parental acceptance-rejection represents a fundamental continuum of caregiving quality, ranging from emotional warmth, support ...
Psychological control encompasses parenting behaviours that intrude upon the emotional and cognitive world of an adolescent ...
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There is contentious debate about whether it’s okay for straight people to make gay bars into their regular hangouts. We’re not going to wade into that debate in this post, but we are going to pose the question of why so…
The “silent treatment” is when a person refuses to communicate with someone because they are angry or upset. It can sometimes ...
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