Are Extraverts Happier?
It’s no secret that, to some extent, people’s tendency to be happy may be hardwired into their personality. But psychologists are still sorting out what personality traits correlate with...
Who’s the Best at Reading Minds?
Reading minds isn’t a superpower. It’s something we do every day, sometimes without even thinking about it. Of course, our attempts at guessing what’s going on in the minds...
Do Standing Desks Influence Productivity?
With too much time sitting increasingly being seen as a major health risk, standing desks are becoming more and more popular. After all, the idea of still being able...
What Does Unemployment in Young Adulthood Mean for Mental Health?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in the United States is 7.4 percent for people between ages 20 and 24, and 4.6 percent for those...
Is Procrastination Ever Good?
I’ll answer that question eventually. Just not right now. If you’re a skilled procrastinator, you probably already know this classic trick: procrastinate by doing something productive. For example, say...
Does Becoming a Mother Affect Self-Esteem?
Having a child is one of the biggest changes you can experience in life, so it seems reasonable to guess that parenthood could bring all kinds of psychological changes....
The Psychology of an Economic Recession
Economics and psychology are entangled in complex ways. All the psychotherapy in the world won’t make you happy if you don’t have enough money to live. I’ve written on...
Alcohol Can Enhance Some Kinds of Creativity
On Wednesday, I wrote about research into the psychology of beer tasting. Today, we’re going to stick with the theme and look at a study on how a little...
The Psychology of Beer Tasting
If you’re going to participate in a psychology study, you could do worse than one where you’re asked to taste nine different beers. That’s the study researchers in New...
Boredom Proneness Predicts Teens’ Risk Behaviors
Nothing good happens when teenagers get bored – at least, that’s what a new study from researchers at University of Bologna in Italy suggests. In the study, published in...
