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Familiar Faces Look Happier Than Unfamiliar Ones
People tend to perceive faces they are familiar with as looking happier than unfamiliar faces, even when the faces express the same emotion to the same degree.
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How Viewing Cute Animals Can Help Rekindle Marital Spark
Using evaluative conditioning, a team of researchers has developed an unconventional intervention for helping a marriage maintain its spark: pictures of puppies and bunnies.
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Spouses’ Daily Responses to Partners’ Pain Linked with Later Functioning
The dynamics of spouses’ daily interactions may influence whether an ill partner’s physical functioning improves over time.
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Making People Feel Bad Can Be a Strategy for Helping Them
People may try to make someone else feel negative emotions if they think experiencing those emotions will be beneficial in the long run.
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Caring for Others Can Bring Benefits
Accumulating evidence suggests that providing social support for others can benefit caregivers, boosting feelings of social connection.
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MEAN DRUNK? ALCOHOL PERSONALITY STUDY SAYS MAYBE NOT
Newsweek: You may think you’re a mean drunk. Or a funny drunk. Or even a mellow drunk. But do other people see you that way? A new study by psychologists at the University of Missouri