TITLE How to Build Resilience in Hard Times DESCRIPTION What an important article by the fabulous science writer of the NY Times Jane E. Brody! In this article she addresses the difficulties that people go through in their lives including the current continuing pandemic. How individuals cope in hard times is the focus… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Personality traits
Psychology Update — Does Being Neurotic Really Make You More Creative?
TITLE Does Being Neurotic Really Make You More Creative? DESCRIPTION This study examined whether the “overthinking” which is prevalent in neurotic individuals leads to being more creative. Those scoring high in neuroticism scales on personality tests were found to more often think negatively and to think more about negative outcomes in life events leading to… Read more »
Psychology Update — Psychopaths May Be Immune To Contagious Yawning
TITLE Psychopaths May Be Immune To Contagious Yawning DESCRIPTION “In the study, which will be published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences in November, psychologists from Baylor University in Texas showed that people who are more coldhearted are less likely to engage in the natural behavior of “catching” yawns.” In this research, students were… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
