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How to Break Free From Your Phone
There’s that nagging voice again: “Put the phone away. No, really this time.” But we don’t; 84 percent of Americans say that they are online either several times a day or “almost constantly.” ... Delete the ‘slot machine’ apps Social media and video games apps are designed to hook you. Instead of looking at them on your phone, use a computer instead — one that you don’t carry around with you. Your phone should become like a Swiss Army knife, full of tools that you pull out when you need to get something done. Jonathan Haidt Social psychologist at the Stern School of Business at New York University and author of “The Anxious Generation”
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Here’s Why Teens Don’t Belong On Dating Apps
Teenagers are using dating apps more than we previously knew, according to research published this week in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. The study found that 23.5% of teens ages 13 through 18 used dating apps over a six-month period, which is more than past estimates. The study is believed to be the first to track how teens use dating apps by recording their keyboard activity rather than relying on self-reports, according to the researchers. The study found that teens who used dating apps didn’t generally have more symptoms of mental health challenges after six months than those who didn’t.
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Methodology Expert Ulf-Dietrich Reips Assumes Helm at PSPI
Ulf-Dietrich Reips, a pioneer in internet-based psychological research, assumes the leadership role at Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Why You Are Not As Selfish As You Think
Whenever I fly, one line jumps out from the pre-flight safety briefing. Somewhere between "welcome aboard" and "use this whistle for attracting attention", we're reminded to "put on your own oxygen mask before helping others". ... The very structure of our brains might help dictate our predisposition towards altruism. Abigail Marsh, a neuroscientist at Georgetown University in the US, and her team have used brain scans to look for differences between people who had donated a kidney to a stranger and those who hadn't.
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Facing the Storm, Reimagining Our Future
APS President James Pennebaker outlines a new initiative to modernize the organization.
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Some Kids Need More Protection From Ultra-Processed Food
... Some children are born with what scientists call a strong food reward drive, says psychologist Ashley Gearhardt at the University of Michigan. They feel extra strong motivation to eat. They're hungry often, may eat quickly, and they don't easily feel full or satiated. Kids with a strong food reward drive can regulate their eating with whole or minimally processed foods, she says. But with ultra-processed food, they struggle. Popular advice around ultra-processed foods probably isn't going to work well when a kid has a strong food reward drive, Gearhardt adds. They need different help and guidance to feel good and stay healthy in our society, where these foods are ubiquitous.
