Education

Effective Teaching: What Exactly Is it?

By Regan A. R. Gurung Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in The Psychological Pundit

Think you know an excellent teacher when you see one? Teaching is a multi-faceted, challenging endeavor, and there is little agreement on how to best measure it.

Think you know an excellent teacher when you see one? Teaching is a multi-faceted, challenging endeavor, and there is little agreement on how to best measure it.

Self-Help

Are You Emotionally Phobic?

By Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Having Sex, Wanting Intimacy

Many are not taught how to process or sit with difficult emotions. This conditioning leads to feeling like you're "on the run" from your very self. Here's how to change it.

Many are not taught how to process or sit with difficult emotions. This conditioning leads to feeling like you're "on the run" from your very self. Here's how to change it.

Happiness

Does Embracing Discomfort Help or Hurt Your Life?

By Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in The New Resilience

Feeling uncomfortable or scared when faced with trying something new that you desire can either motivate you or lead to a dead end.

Feeling uncomfortable or scared when faced with trying something new that you desire can either motivate you or lead to a dead end.

Health

Feeling Sick, Tired or Tense? Try "Forest Bathing"

By Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on June 27, 2022 in I Hear You

Have you been unhappy, anxious, or overwhelmed lately? If you live close to a natural area, you may be able to use the Japanese technique of "forest bathing" to feel better.

Have you been unhappy, anxious, or overwhelmed lately? If you live close to a natural area, you may be able to use the Japanese technique of "forest bathing" to feel better.

Relationships

3 Relationship Strategies to Try This Summer

By Amie M. Gordon, Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Between You and Me

Could your relationship use a boost? I have been studying relationships for over 20 years and still find myself using these three strategies to help me reset.

Could your relationship use a boost? I have been studying relationships for over 20 years and still find myself using these three strategies to help me reset.

Neuroscience

The Quantum Mind: From NDEs to Post-Materialist Science

By Thomas R. Verny M.D. on June 27, 2022 in Explorations of the Mind

Extrasensory perception or ESP, near-death-experiences (NDEs) and past life recollections challenge classical science explanations.

Extrasensory perception or ESP, near-death-experiences (NDEs) and past life recollections challenge classical science explanations.

Cognition

The Need for 6E Cognitive Science

By Robert N. McCauley Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Why Religion Is Natural and Science Is Not

Attention to the emotional and evolved character of cognition will enrich accounts of the mind.

Attention to the emotional and evolved character of cognition will enrich accounts of the mind.

Stress

Can Five Deep Breaths Really Relieve Stress?

By Meg Selig on June 27, 2022 in Changepower

Instant stress relief? Impossible as it may sound, here is a simple breathing exercise that takes only one minute. The benefits could save your day—and your health.

Instant stress relief? Impossible as it may sound, here is a simple breathing exercise that takes only one minute. The benefits could save your day—and your health.

Self-Help

Humanity at Our Best, Pinecones, and How to SQUID

By Philip Zimbardo Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Hero

In the midst of chaos, you become an everyday hero.

In the midst of chaos, you become an everyday hero.

Animal Behavior

Chimp Encounters in the Forest

By Sarah Dunphy-Lelii Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Wild Cousins

Do wild chimpanzees notice the field researchers observing them? Yes, they do!

Do wild chimpanzees notice the field researchers observing them? Yes, they do!

Depression

The Promise of Psychobiotics

By Team Biotic on June 27, 2022 in Mood, Mind and Microbes

Looking for an effective psychobiotic? These three considerations will help pave the way.

Looking for an effective psychobiotic? These three considerations will help pave the way.

Memory

Violations of Expectations Drive Memory

By Art Markman Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Ulterior Motives

A critical function of the brain is to predict the future in order to react effectively to what happens around you. Those predictions also affect what you learn.

A critical function of the brain is to predict the future in order to react effectively to what happens around you. Those predictions also affect what you learn.

Relationships

The Biggest Relationship Game Changer

By Greg Matos PsyD on June 27, 2022 in The State of Our Unions

Does your partner share influence with you easily? Learn about the power of sharing influence in your relationship.

Does your partner share influence with you easily? Learn about the power of sharing influence in your relationship.

Imagine being raised in a different culture and hw that would affect who you are,

Therapy

Dancing Bodies in Therapy

By Susan Sands Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Well-Being Through a Lifetime

Wondering how therapy works? Check out this new take on how change happens!

Wondering how therapy works? Check out this new take on how change happens!

Relationships

Could Using Social Media Lead to Romantic Disconnection?

By Holly Parker, Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Your Future Self

New research points to a possible downside of frequent social media use.

New research points to a possible downside of frequent social media use.

Relationships

How to Get Your Ex Back: Strategies for Reconciling

By Jeremy Nicholson M.S.W., Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in The Attraction Doctor

Some people successfully get back together with a former lover. How do they rekindle the romance? What approach do they use for reconciling?

Some people successfully get back together with a former lover. How do they rekindle the romance? What approach do they use for reconciling?

Depression

Overcoming the Trap of Surrendering to Failure

By Padraic Gibson D.Psych on June 27, 2022 in Escaping Our Mental Traps

Are you aware of the effects of surrendering? These techniques may help you.

Are you aware of the effects of surrendering? These techniques may help you.

Parenting

Surprising Truths About Healthy Eating for Children

By Amelia Sherry MPH, RD, CDN, CDCES on June 27, 2022 in Positive Food Parenting

Is struggling to get your child to eat vegetables stressing you out? Shifting your focus can make help make eating together feel fun again.

Is struggling to get your child to eat vegetables stressing you out? Shifting your focus can make help make eating together feel fun again.

Education

K-1 Literacy Milestones Based on 5 Science-Based Facts

By J. Richard Gentry Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Raising Readers, Writers, and Spellers

Do you know if your kindergartner or first grader is developing as expected as a reader, writer, and speller? Check these K-1 literacy milestones.

Do you know if your kindergartner or first grader is developing as expected as a reader, writer, and speller? Check these K-1 literacy milestones.

Sport and Competition

How Team Sports Boost Emotional Health

By Temma Ehrenfeld on June 27, 2022 in Open Gently

A new study finds that while individual sports can be associated with poor well-being in kids, team sports are tied to greater emotional health.

A new study finds that while individual sports can be associated with poor well-being in kids, team sports are tied to greater emotional health.

Politics

Autocracy Versus Democracy

By Daniel F. Seidman Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Widening the Lens

What can psychology teach us about the historic tensions between autocracy and democracy this July 4th? Hint: Autocratic relationships are more power play than love.

What can psychology teach us about the historic tensions between autocracy and democracy this July 4th? Hint: Autocratic relationships are more power play than love.

Work

How to Take Breaks Without Feeling Lazy

By Nicole Byers Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Neuroscience in Your Daily Life

Many of us feel guilty taking breaks, convinced that we "should" be working. These 2 steps can help us retrain our brain to see rest as valuable.

Many of us feel guilty taking breaks, convinced that we "should" be working. These 2 steps can help us retrain our brain to see rest as valuable.

Evolutionary Psychology

Do Our Voices Give Away Our Sexual Identities?

By Karen L. Blair Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Inclusive Insight

Do men judge each other, and their sexuality, by the tone of their voice? Recent research explores the undertones of sexual orientation perception.

Do men judge each other, and their sexuality, by the tone of their voice? Recent research explores the undertones of sexual orientation perception.

Work

What Would Happen If You Worked Only 8 Hours a Week?

By Daniel Fryer M.Sc., MBSCH on June 27, 2022 in Keeping an Even Keel

The 40-hour workweek has long been considered standard. But recent research suggests that we need to work far less to get the well-being benefits of employment.

The 40-hour workweek has long been considered standard. But recent research suggests that we need to work far less to get the well-being benefits of employment.

Health

What You Should Know About the Labeling of Psychological Concepts

By Richard Contrada Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in A Little Knowledge...

Would you buy something just because its name is familiar, catchy, or sounds desirable? You might. But you shouldn't if that something is a psychological concept.

Would you buy something just because its name is familiar, catchy, or sounds desirable? You might. But you shouldn't if that something is a psychological concept.

Therapy

Understanding the Core of Psychotherapy

By Gregg Henriques Ph.D. on June 27, 2022 in Theory of Knowledge

Step outside negative reactivity and respond in a way that is curious, accepting, loving, and motivated toward valued outcomes.

Step outside negative reactivity and respond in a way that is curious, accepting, loving, and motivated toward valued outcomes.

Philosophy

Trusting Truth: How Do We Sense What Is True and What Is Not?

By Joseph Mazur on June 27, 2022 in The Speed of Life

From where do our beliefs come? Could they build from trusting the opinions of others, experiences of evidence, and generosity of comprehension?

From where do our beliefs come? Could they build from trusting the opinions of others, experiences of evidence, and generosity of comprehension?