Emotionally disturbing images can significantly impair people’s ability to stay focused, according to a new study published in Behavior Research Methods. Using a newly developed task, researchers ...

This release is available in German. The expectations people have about how others will behave play a large role in determining whether people cooperate with each other or not. And moreover that very ...

USC researchers looked at 'emotion-induced blindness,' which refers to distractions caused by emotionally arousing stimuli. In four experiments using a quickly presented sequence of images, they ...

Teenagers who are unhappy with their bodies are more likely to develop symptoms of eating disorders and depression in early adulthood, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) ...

People come in all shapes and sizes, but our culture tends to only value bodies that fit a very limited mold. Almost everyone has had the painful experience of feeling like their body doesn’t measure ...