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3 Ways That Negative Stereotypes About Aging Become Reality
Negative beliefs can impact expectations, behavior, and physiology.
How Certain Narcissists Bounce Back from Rejection
New research shows how certain narcissists avoid the pain of rejection.
Want More Engaging Conversations? Make and Break Eye Contact
Engaging conversations are marked by papillary synchrony that ebbs and flows
Struggling to learn a new language? Blame it on your stable brain
A study in patients with epilepsy is helping researchers understand how the brain manages the task of learning a new language while retaining our mother tongue. The study sheds light on the age-old question of why it's so difficult to learn a second language as an adult.
Beyond dopamine: New reward circuitry discovered
The key to overcoming addictions and psychiatric disorders lives deep inside the netherworld of our brains and the circuitry that causes us to feel good. Just like space, this region of the brain needs more exploration. Researchers have now pushed the science forward on our reward pathways and found there is another pathway beyond dopamine.
How psychologists can help refugees
Developing expertise in cultural competence, trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, and other strategies can position practitioners for success in working with the largest immigrant population in the world.
Six research-tested ways to study better
Psychology’s latest insights for preparing students for their next exams.
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