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These research articles involve many aspects of psychology such as cognitive psychology, depression studies, mental health, stress, happiness and neuropsychology, Scroll below for more specific categories.

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Virtual Reality Helping to Treat Fear of Heights

Within four hours of using a new virtual reality smartphone app, those with a fear of heights report a significant reduction of their fears in real-life situations.

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Mean or Nice? These Traits Could Make or Break a Child’s Friendships

One child's behavioral traits drive another child's friendship experience over time. Children with mean friends report an increase in friendship negativity over time, while those with nice friends report a decline in negative relationship emotions.

How Accurate Are First Impressions on a First Date?

Forming an accurate impression of a person is important as people rely on their instincts when deciding to begin a relationship. People who report greater personal wellbeing are easier to "read" than others on first impression.

Marmoset Monkeys Have Personalities Too

A new study sheds light on personality traits in marmoset monkeys.

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Key Metaphors in the Most Popular Love Songs Speak of Proximity and Possession

Metaphors represent over 70% of figurative language used to convey love and emotion in pop music. Over two-thirds of love songs reflect the correlation between physical proximity and possession.

Poorer Mental Health Smolders After Deadly, Devastating Wildfire

Direct exposure to the California wildfires increased the risk of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

Traumatic Stress in Childhood Can Lead to Brain Changes in Adulthood

Experiencing trauma or extreme stress during childhood can lead to structural changes in the hippocampus and amygdala that can be seen decades later.

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Being Male, BMI, Smoking and Depression All Increase Biological Age

Researchers identify five biological indicators that have a significant impact on biological aging.

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Recognizing Liars From the Sound of Their Voice?

Study identifies key factors in peoples' voices that show when they are lying.

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Specific Genes in Placenta May Predict Size of Baby’s Brain and Risk for Schizophrenia

Genes found in the placenta can accurately help predict the size of a baby's brain and its cognitive development, which, depending on other factors, could predict risk factors for schizophrenia in later life.

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Can the Brain Resist the Group Opinion?

Even when people adjust their view as a result of social influence, their brain activity shows traces of prior disagreements.

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Distinctness of Mental Disorders Traced to Differences in Gene Readouts

Differences in the expression of gene transcripts shed light on how mental health disorders with shared genetic risk factors differ in onset, symptoms, course of progression, and treatment responses.