News tagged with negative events
What are friends for? Negating negativity
"Stand by me" is a common refrain when it comes to friendship but new research from Concordia University proves that the concept goes beyond pop music: keeping friends close has real physiological and psychological benefits.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Sleep preserves and enhances unpleasant emotional memories
A recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person's emotional response after witnessing an unsettling picture or traumatic event is greatly ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 17, 2012 |
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New research shows that we control our forgetfulness
Have you heard the saying "You only remember what you want to remember"? Now there is evidence that it may well be correct. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that we can train ourselves to forget things.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Dinner with the in-laws: Why does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?
Knowing how long a good experience will last makes it better, but being aware of the duration of an unpleasant event makes it worse, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But people usually predic ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2011 |
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Think twice before you boo your competitor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Next time you watch a heavy weight lifting tournament, tell the person next to you not to boo the person that he doesn't want to win.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Negative emotion more likely to cause false memories, researchers find
Remembering negative events tends to result in more false memories than remembering neutral events, according to Cornell professor of human development Charles Brainerd.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2009 |
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