Fear Appeals?

Missing a Larynx, He’s Become the Voice of Antismoking Efforts

Engaging at Any Speed? Commercials Put to Test

In new experiments for NBC, people are observed as they watch commercials in fast-forward mode.


IVs?
DVs. How is that operationalized?





















IV - Viewing: fast commercials/tv shows (normal speed)
DV - engagement
Operationalization: “skin conductance,” heartbeats, accelerometer respiration

In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind

As summer looms, students at dozens of schools across the country are trying hard to be in the present moment in what is known as mindfulness training.

On the Horizon, Personalized Depression Drugs

Genetic tests may soon help doctors find the best treatment for each individual.

Antidepressants Rated Low Risk in Pregnancy

Researchers report that taking an antidepressant like Prozac may increase a pregnant woman’s risk of having a baby with a birth defect, but the chances appear remote and confined to a few rare defects.

Dreams making a comeback

Big dreams are once again on the minds of psychologists as part of a larger trend toward studying dreams as meaningful representations of our concerns and emotions.

Not my syndrome

Williams syndrome — a genetic accident that causes cognitive deficits and a surplus of unguarded affability — is revealing much about what makes us social beings.