‘Psychology’ Archive

Unhappy people watch more TV

Tuesday, 18 November 2008, filed under Psychology; No Comments.

Researchers at the University of Maryland reported that the unhappier you are, the more TV you watch in an article in the December Social Indicators Research.
They also found that happy people tend to read more and socialize more.
However, I’ve found that for the most part TV makes me unhappy, so perhaps they’ve got the cause [...]

Genes reveal personality

Thursday, 6 November 2008, filed under Genetics, Neuroscience, Psychology; No Comments.

One of the things many people fear about the advancement of genetic research is that one day we might be discriminated against on the grounds of our inherited predispositions. For example, if you test positive for a genetic variation that increases the likeliness of your having a stroke early in life, you might have to [...]