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Commonly used word in psychology and education is often misunderstood, according to Burman and his co-authors Professor Christopher Green and Professor Stuart Shanker, because it is used to convey…

Researchers have investigated the influence that stress can have on self-control, examining the changes occurring in the brain that could contribute to this.

A study finds chronic insomnia patients may get better treatment response and lower incidence of side effects if they use smaller and fewer doses of sleep drugs plus placebos.

Horses share some surprisingly similar facial expressions to humans and chimps, according to new University of Sussex research.

People with low scores on a test of executive function, the higher-level thinking skills used to reason, problem solve and plan, may be at higher risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study.

A challenging morning meeting or an interaction with an upset client at work may affect whether we go for that extra chocolate bar at lunch. In a study, researchers placed human volunteers in a similar food choice scenario to explore how stress can alt…

Couple’s relationship, father’s parenting confidence play rolesNew mothers take a close look at their personal relationship with their husband or partner when deciding how much they want him…

Single injection of drug candidate prevents meth relapse in animal modelsRecovering addicts often grapple with the ghosts of their addiction–memories that tempt them to relapse even after…

New parents’ drop in subjective well-being helps to explain why many remain with 1 child, even though they desire 2Couples who perceive a drop in happiness in the first year after they became…