What contribution can psychologists make to improve the mental health of this growing sector of the population? How can we encourage more psychologists to specialize in working with older adults? Is it the case that psychologists do not want to work with older adults? First, we need to ...
A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company.【2】The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increased on both occasions and in ...
The Duchenne smile is considered to be the mostgenuine smile,indicating happiness, enjoyment, and other positive emotions. Through over a century of research, psychologists and behavioral scientists have found that not only does this type of smile have a positive impact on our emotional and social...
endocrinologists or psychologists specialized in trans-care. For example, one person who also identified as agender, reported to be continuously addressed with pronouns against declared will. Professionals responded that it was “too inconvenient” not to use pronouns. Another interviewee was told that ...
Transgender individuals experience limited access to healthcare. This results not least from experiences of discrimination to which they are exposed in the health system. These contribute to transgender individuals having poorer health than cis individua
Psychometric testing of any kind has always been controversial - not just in education - and education psychologists warn complex matters such as neurodiversity should not be over-simplified by a quick “diagnosis”. But there is a growing school of thought among experts in the sector that an in...
Interestingly, psychologists have found that the type of hug you give or prefer can be an indicator of your emotional and relational style. Those who opt for full hugs might be more comfortable with deep emotional connections, while those who prefer side hugs could value their independence and ...
Why Do We Focus On Negative Things? Our focuson negative things is rooted in how our attention works. Arien Mack and Irvin Rock are psychologists who pioneered the concept of“inattentional blindness.”Before their research, it was natural to assume that your sensory organs—eyes, ears, etc.—...
Inafamousstudy,psychologistsVictoriaHornerandAndrewWhitenshowedtwogroupsoftestsubjects—childrenandchimpanzees—amechanicalboxwithatreatinside.Inonecondition,theboxwasopaque,whileintheotheritwastransparent.Theexperimentersdemonstratedhowtoopentheboxtoretrievethetreat,buttheyalsoincludedtheirrelevantstepoftappingontheboxwith...
Three independent raters (all of them psychologists involved in motivational research) classified these 129 statements into the given categories, and if it was not possible to classify the statement, they could propose a new category as well. At the same time, raters were asked to eliminate ...