News tagged with cultural psychology

Will the economic crisis lead to major societal changes?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

May 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 1

Why are former business executives and attorneys volunteering more time to help their communities? Why do the children of immigrants assume values very different from those of their parents? Why has the size of Japanese families ...

'Culture of we' buffers genetic tendency to depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 27, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (16) | 14

A genetic tendency to depression is much less likely to be realized in a culture centered on collectivistic rather than individualistic values, according to a new Northwestern University study.

Ein, Zwei, Molson Dry? Researcher says hand gesturing to count in foreign countries can be tricky

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Sep 29, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 1

If you are planning to do some Oktoberfesting in Germany, you may want to pay attention to how you order your beverages. The server is not giving you a three-for-the-price-of-two beer special; you're holding up the wrong ...

Study: Terrorism Evokes Different Responses Among Genders and Personality Types

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Terrorism incites fear designed to coerce governments to act, according to definitions of "terrorism" in U.S. law, in U.N. resolutions and elsewhere. But terrorism often prompts as much anger and retaliation ...

Do women really talk more than men?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Jul 05, 2007 | 3.4 / 5 (27) | 0

Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average of 16,000 words each day.

Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Aug 11, 2008 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural ...

The influence of cultural differences in investigative interviews

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In her youth psychologist Karlijn Beune devoured crime stories. Now the world of crime is her field of expertise. She studied how the behaviour of detectives during investigative interviews ...

Parents can play an active role in the identity formation of their adolescent children

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Aug 27, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Mainstream belief regarding identity theory tends to portray adolescents as the sole agents involved in their identity development. However, a new article in the Journal of Research on Adolescence reveals that parents are co ...

What she sees in you -- facial attractiveness explained

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Aug 24, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (19) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to potential mates, women may be as complicated as men claim they are, according to psychologists.

Study: Facial expressions of emotion are innate, not learned

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 29, 2008 | 4 / 5 (1) | 4

Facial expressions of emotion are hardwired into our genes, according to a study published today in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The research suggests that facial expressions of emotio ...

Religion makes people helpful and generous -- under certain conditions: UBC researchers

Other Sciences / Other

Oct 02, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (12) | 4

Belief in God encourages people to be helpful, honest and generous, but only under certain psychological conditions, according to University of British Columbia researchers who analyzed the past three decades of social science ...

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