Posts By: David Berg

Psychology Update — The Fascinating Link Between Placebo and Antidepressants

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TITLE The Fascinating Link Between Placebo and Antidepressants DESCRIPTION Researchers gave placebo drugs to a group of depressed patients and measured the effects of the placebo on alleviating the depression; the subjects were told that the placebo was a new antidepressant.  In the following time period following the use of the placebo, the subjects were… Read more »

Psychology Update — Research: Face-to-face socializing more powerful than phone calls, emails in guarding against depression in older adults

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TITLE Research: Face-to-face socializing more powerful than phone calls, emails in guarding against depression in older adults DESCRIPTION The study asked the question as to whether  face to face contact (in person) between family members ameliorated the risk of developing depression as compared to contact through other forms of communication (written, social media, phone, and… Read more »

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          TITLE New York:  An Optical Illusion at the Marathon: The Waterfall Effect DESCRIPTION From the article: VIDEO TO WATCH “Test yourself with this video. The waterfall effect is a subtle optical illusion that sometimes happens to marathon fans. After someone cheers for runners for a long time, stationary objects may… Read more »

Psychology Update — A Child’s Lifelong Self-Esteem

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TITLE A Child’s Lifelong Self-Esteem Emerges Earlier Than We Thought Children may form a sense of their “overall goodness” by preschool DESCRIPTION Psychology has taught that self-esteem develops through out childhood.  A new study reports that a child’s self-esteem may establish itself by kindergarten age of about 5 years old.  “So for their study, Cvencek… Read more »

Psychology App of the Week — Puffin Web Browser


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PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK Puffin Web Browser
 Click on your platform (basic app is free):          iOS      &     Android DESCRIPTION From Google Play Store and iTunes Store Puffin Web Browser is a wicked fast mobile browser. Once users experience the thrilling speed of Puffin, regular Mobile Internet feels like torture. Puffin Web Browser includes Adobe-Flash-Over-Cloud… Read more »

Psychology Update — Limited Video Game Time Could Help Kids With ADHD, Study Suggests

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TITLE Limited Video Game Time Could Help Kids With ADHD, Study Suggests DESCRIPTION Can a video game help a child with ADHD.  A preliminary pilot study suggests that “30 minutes of gaming helped improve kids’ working memory and levels of attention.”  The game requires that the child force himself to focus in this situation and… Read more »

Psychology Website of the Week — Society for Personality and Social Psychology

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WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE Society for Personality and Social Psychology URL       http://www.spsp.org/resources   DESCRIPTION This is a wonderful website for your classes to explore.  For those students who are interested in either or both Personality and/or Social Psychology, the site gives them an entree into genuine professional issues NOTE: The url link listed… Read more »

Psychology Update — Psychedelics Could Trigger A ‘Paradigm Shift’ In Mental Health Care

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TITLE Psychedelics Could Trigger A ‘Paradigm Shift’ In Mental Health Care DESCRIPTION Researchers are investigating the use of the class of drugs known as psychedelics as “medication-facilitated therapy.”  That is, there are efforts to investigate whether these so-called recreational drugs can aid stubborn therapy resistant disorders.  The researcher interview believes that there is “enormous potential… Read more »

Psychology Update — The Case Of Larry Hogue

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TITLE The Case Of Larry Hogue DESCRIPTION NOTE:  This article can be used as a case study to integrate the chapters on Psychological Disorders and Forensic science. Though this is a well known case in the New York area, others may not know how one man, Larry Hogue, terrorized a neighborhood for years.  It is… Read more »