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People who are more prone to boredom and who are socially conservative are more likely to break public-health rules, according to new psychology research.

Researchers at West Virginia University determined willingness to try new things along with parental attachment could be indicators of self-control among first-year students.

Research forthcoming in the Journal of Applied Psychology looks at how experiencing rudeness amplifies anchoring bias including in doctors decision-making.

You may think a little white lie about a bad haircut is strictly for your friends benefit, but your brain activity says otherwise. Distinct activity patterns in the prefrontal cortex reveal when a white lie has selfish motives, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

The parents of children with rare diseases face exceptional circumstances which influence their role as parents.

Sleep scientists assessed how effective caffeine was in counteracting the negative effects of sleep deprivation on cognition.

 E-Mail While some international students come to Canada knowing whether they intend to stay or return home after completing their degrees, the majority decide after they have had a chance to live here for a few years, a new study has found. "Nearly a quarter of our participants made the decision prior to arriving in Canada," said Elena Neiterman, a lecturer in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo. "However, the majority were not certain what their plans...

Turns out the old adage, monkey see, monkey do, does ring true -- even when it comes to cannabis use. However, when cannabis use involves youth its see, think, then do, says a team of UBC Okanagan researchers. The team found that kids who grow up in homes where parents consume cannabis will more than likely use it themselves.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Count Your Blessings: Short Gratitude Intervention Can Increase Academic Motivation. Research by Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan shows that a keeping a... view more  Credit: Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan It is difficult for us to succeed in whatever we set out to do if we lack motivation. We usually need it as a dri...

 E-Mail How people consume news and take actions based on what they read, hear or see, is different than how human brains process other types of information on a daily basis, according to researchers at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. While the current state of the newspaper industry is in flux, these journalism experts discovered people still love reading newspapers, and they believe a newspapers physical layout and structure could help curators of digital news platforms enha...