feelings

How feelings affect school performance?

harminka — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:18:52 -0600

Most of us know that the way we feel emotionally and physically can influence how we do on tests. That's why we're told to get lots of rest and eat a good breakfast before taking a big exam. And previous studies have found that people do worse on tests and solving problems when they're tired, hungry, or upset.

Mixed feelings not remembered as well as happy or sad ones

harminka — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:51:41 -0500

Imagine you're about to step onto a rollercoaster at an amusement park. You are filled with apprehension and joy, mixed emotions that last beyond the dizzying ride. How will you remember the experience?

It's okay to keep those feelings inside

harminka — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:23:19 -0500

Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist attack.

A Valentine's Day story

harminka — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:27:43 -0600

Women are better than men in describing their feelings and those of their romantic partners than are men, while the latter tend to project their own feelings upon their partners more than women.

Why Even Momentary Sadness Increases Spending

harminka — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:53:47 -0600

How you are feeling has an impact on your routine economic transactions, whether you’re aware of this effect or not.

Why we feel guilt in first place?

harminka — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:42:46 -0500

Guilt plays a vital role in the regulation of social behavior. That worried feeling in our gut often serves as the impetus for our stab at redemption. However, psychologists have trouble agreeing on the function of this complex emotion.

Putting feelings into words produces therapeutic effects in brain

harminka — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:53:09 -0500

Why does putting our feelings into words - talking with a therapist or friend, writing in a journal - help us to feel better" A new brain imaging study by UCLA psychologists reveals why verbalizing our feelings makes our sadness, anger and pain less intense.

Moral judgment fails without feelings

harminka — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:31:30 -0500

Neuroscientists from Harvard, USC and Caltech trace abnormal moral choices to damaged emotional circuits

Smokers quit after damage to brain region

harminka — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:36:24 -0600