Psychology says the brain charges the same for small decisions as big ones — which is why “what’s for dinner” can wipe you out as much as a work call, and an easy day ...

Deadlines, emails, a hard conversation, the commute, dinner for the kids — all handled. And then you open the fridge to figure out what to eat yourself, and something in you just quits. Or you can't ...

Psychology says people who read a book before going to bed aren't avoiding reality: What this bedtime habit reveals

Psychology says people who read a book before going to bed aren't simply passing time before sleeping. Research suggests this ...
Psychology Today

Anomaly Puzzles: How the Brain Detects the Unexpected

These short anomaly-detection puzzles are designed to illustrate how reasoning often depends on identifying inconsistencies ...

Psychology says people who bite the skin around their fingers are not without self-control, they may be responding to their brain's reward system

Psychology says biting the skin around the fingers may be linked to body-focused repetitive behaviors, emotion regulation, ...

Psychology says people who re-order the same thing at every restaurant aren’t boring — once the brain is worn down from a day of decisions, taking the default is an ...

The menus come down, and your friend opens hers like a legal document — reading every description, weighing the special, asking the server what she'd get. You don't really open yours. You glance, ...

Why some people sleep through loud noises while others wake up instantly? Here's what Psychology says

Sleeping through loud noises does not necessarily mean you are a heavy sleeper. Psychology suggests the brain filters familiar sounds while remaining alert to unusual or potentially threatening noises ...

A psychology professor says the one thing wrecking your sleep is exercising three hours before bed, and there is a reason your body resists

Psychology professor Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz shares why late-night workouts wreck your sleep. Learn the secret to better rest ...
Medical Xpress

Psychology research reveals how the brain constructs emotional experiences

Arousal—how alert or excited one feels—is a basic part of emotions, along with whether those emotions are positive or negative. Scientists still don't fully understand how the brain creates these ...

The No. 1 Habit To Destroy Your Validation Addiction, By A Psychologist

Approval-seeking isn't a confidence problem — it's a conditioning pattern. A psychologist explains the one habit that ...