Read more psychological research stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25325/psychological-research.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:24:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63850/the-power-of-negative-thinking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDeliberate positive thinking—from Norman Vincent Peale to Stuart Smalley—has long been touted as a way to overcome feelings of worthlessness and self-doubt. But a new study suggests that repeating positive mantras may often backfire, making people with low self-esteem feel even worse about themselves. For many, it may...http://www.newser.com/story/63850/the-power-of-negative-thinking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 14:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54342/your-toddlers-listening-really.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf your toddler seems to be ignoring everything you tell them to do, take heart: They’re just squirreling that advice away for later, researchers tell LiveScience. “The good news is what we’re saying to our kids doesn’t go in one ear and out the other, like people might have thought,...http://www.newser.com/story/54342/your-toddlers-listening-really.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 12:46:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38077/salary-gender-gap-may-be-all-in-your-head.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot only is the gender gap in pay persistent, it affects men as well as women. Men with traditional views on a woman's place in the world earn, on average, $12,000 more per year than men who believe in egalitarian business practices, the Washington Post reports. Traditionally minded women...http://www.newser.com/story/38077/salary-gender-gap-may-be-all-in-your-head.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Sep 2008 12:09:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37545/cruel-tv-makes-for-crueler-viewers-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPsychologists have long known about the link between on-screen violence and real-life aggression, but a new study suggests video cruelty has much the same effect, USA Today reports. Groups of subjects shown either footage from Mean Girls of the hands-off hostility known as "relational aggression" or a knife fight from...http://www.newser.com/story/37545/cruel-tv-makes-for-crueler-viewers-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 13:32:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35208/children-can-count-without-numbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA study sure to fan a fiery disagreement among developmental psychologists has found that children can count objects even if their language lacks words for the numbers involved. Researchers found that Australian Aboriginal children, who know words for only a few small numbers, did just as well as English-speaking children...http://www.newser.com/story/35208/children-can-count-without-numbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 8:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35119/bronze-medalists-happier-than-silver-winners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNewly minted gold medalists are ecstatic, second-place finishers slightly less so, and bronze winners the least happy—or so conventional wisdom would have it. But psychologists find that bronze medalists are usually happier than those who finish with silver, the Washington Post reports. Why does this Olympic paradox play out...http://www.newser.com/story/35119/bronze-medalists-happier-than-silver-winners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Aug 2008 4:46:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34848/single-men-close-health-gap-with-married-peers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarried people are still healthier, on average, than their unmarried peers, but longtime bachelors are closing the gap between them and their married counterparts, HealthDay reports. Researchers who examined 32 years of data found that the self-reported health of never-married men has increased markedly in that time. Women's health also...http://www.newser.com/story/34848/single-men-close-health-gap-with-married-peers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 19:38:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28969/traumatized-keep-it-to-yourself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContrary to popular belief, talking about your emotions after a traumatizing large-scale event can be less helpful than keeping your feelings bottled up. A study of nearly 3,000 people who were exposed to but not directly affected by the 9/11 attacks reached the startling conclusion that people who didn't...http://www.newser.com/story/28969/traumatized-keep-it-to-yourself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Jun 2008 18:19:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26036/mental-exercises-boost-brain-power-study-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPsychological research has long supported the conclusion that training on cognitive tasks doesn’t result in intelligence gains that transfer to other tasks—ie, memorizing long strings of numbers doesn’t help learning long strings of letters. But researchers say they've made a long-sought breakthrough that could lead to better treatments for...http://www.newser.com/story/26036/mental-exercises-boost-brain-power-study-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Apr 2008 20:37:56 CDT