In-Mind search

Grasping the grounded nature of mental simulation

... and unconsciously plays them back upon encountering the physical object—or even a representation of the object. This play back of ... either on the right or the left, which was irrelevant to the response. By pressing a key with either hand, participants indicated if an ... / more

Revisiting the past can make the present a better place: The psychological and social benefits of nostalgia

... brain or mind. The consensus was that nostalgia caused physical and mental distress and by orienting people’s attention to the ... psychological states, people may turn to nostalgia in response to psychological threat (see Routledge et al., 2013). That is, ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... compared to when the action is less personal (i.e. when no physical contact is involved). This is in line with Greene’s assumption that ... abstract institutions like charities. Thus, the intuitive response can sometimes be pro-social (towards actual people) and sometimes not ... / more

Becoming superhuman: Is it all in your mind?

... If you think the idea of using your mind to control your physical responses sounds ridiculous, you are not alone. However, recent ... over 1000 hours of meditation training. They looked at the response to pain after being touched by a heated rod and found that ... / more

Experience in Action Games and the Effects on Executive Control

... comparing the performance in both situations (Figure 1). The response times are slower during the shift between tasks than during ... will monitor these. These new technologies may reduce the physical work load, but they increase and intensify the cognitive load. In ... / more

Adverse Childhood Experiences and its lifelong consequences

... called adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and range from physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, to parental divorce, or substance abuse ... can be so severe, that it can even disrupt the physiological response to stress (Danese, et al., 2009; Gunnar & Quevedo, 2007; Heim et al., ... / more

Asking Children to Talk About Abuse: Can Research Help Improve Police Interviewer Skills?

... problematic in sexual abuse cases as corroborative physical evidence is often unavailable (Diesen & Diesen, 2009). Without a ... Option-posing and suggestive questions also elicit more response bias (Lamb et al., 2007), meaning that children may formulate their ... / more

In Defense of Anger: An Evolutionary Necessity and its Contemporary Applicability

...                  Rantala, M. J. (2014). Physical attractiveness as a signal of biological quality. Turku: Turku ... control the feeling, you can control the actions you take in response to that feeling. ↩ 14. Some people certainly do benefit ... / more

Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?

... resources is essential to protecting and improving our physical environment. This cannot be done without cooperation at ... compared with other local communities. What would be your response to finding out that nationally 87% of paper packaging is recycled, but ... / more

Fake Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Costs Real Money

... the intentional production of falsely or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological complaints with the goal of receiving an ... that malingerers would have difficulties in recognizing the response patterns typical for genuine patients. The Modified Stroop task (MST) ... / more