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Opferzahl bei Katastrophen bestimmt Spendenhöhe (Number of victims of disasters determine donations)
Die Welt: Die Zahl der Toten nach einer Naturkatastrophe hat mehr Einfluss auf die Spendenbereitschaft als die Zahl der Überlebenden. Das geht aus einer Studie der Rotterdam School of Management hervor, die im Fachjournal "Psychological Science" veröffentlicht wurde. "Unsere Forschung zeigt, dass Spender gemeinhin dazu neigen, nicht zu prüfen, wer eigentlich die Hilfe empfängt", erklärte der leitende Forscher Ioannis Evangelidis. Die Forscher untersuchten zunächst die humanitäre Hilfe, die für Naturkatastrophen zwischen 2000 und 2010 geleistet wurde und befragten Probanden zu ihrer Spendenbereitschaft. Read the whole story: Die Welt
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Clinical Psychological Science Call for Papers
We are interested in individual articles as well as series of articles on novel and emerging topics in clinical psychological science. Examples of special interest include Chronic disease and mental health Computational psychiatry Genetics and epigenetics Transdiagnosis and transtreatments Microbiome and connectome and psychopathology Psychoneuroimmunology Diet and micronutrients While each of these specific topics is of keen interest, as a group, they also convey the special thrust of the journal. We are interested in the forefront of science and in taking advantage of multiple advances in theory, assessment, and technology that can inform our core domains and bring together multiple approa…
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Tip-of-the-Tongue Moments May be Benign
Despite the common fear that those annoying tip-of-the-tongue moments are signals of age-related memory decline, the two phenomena appear to be independent, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
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Veterans With Gulf War Illness Show Brain Changes Linked to Memory Deficits
New research illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness (GWI) thought to result from the exposure to neurotoxic chemicals, including sarin gas, during the first Persian Gulf War. “More than 250,000 troops, or approximately 25% of those deployed during the first Persian Gulf War, have been diagnosed with Gulf War Illness (GWI). Although medical professionals have recognized the chronic and often disabling illness for almost two decades, brain changes that uniquely identify GWI have been elusive until now,” explained researcher Bart Rypma, principal investigator at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas.
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A Tiny Pronoun Says a Lot About You
The Wall Street Journal: You probably don't think about how often you say the word "I." You should. Researchers say that your usage of the pronoun says more about you than you may realize. Surprising new research from the University of Texas suggests that people who often say "I" are less powerful and less sure of themselves than those who limit their use of the word. Frequent "I" users subconsciously believe they are subordinate to the person to whom they are talking. Pronouns, in general, tell us a lot about what people are paying attention to, says James W. Pennebaker, chair of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin and an author on the study.
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Study links gene variation to a darker view of life
The Washington Post: Some people just see the world more darkly than others. A group of scientists says that what people observe in everyday life may depend on their genetic blueprint. A particular gene, known to play a part in emotional memories, could also influence where people tend to focus their eyes and attention. “People think there’s a world, and our brain just tells us about it,” said study author and Cornell University psychologist Adam Anderson.
