Psychology Archive

Dylan Minor, Harvard Business School – Toxic Workers

Having a toxic worker on your staff can cause big problems. Dylan Minor, Visiting Assistant Professor

Joseph Chandler, Birmingham-Southern College – Music and Sleep

Can soothing music help you fall and stay asleep? Joseph Chandler, Assistant Professor of Psychology at

Robert Josephs, University of Texas at Austin – Hormones and Unethical Behavior

Can you blame your hormones for the last untruth you told? Robert Josephs, professor of psychology

Kathrin Rothermich, McGill University – Social Communication

There are two levels to any conversation, what is said aloud – and what is not.

Germund Hesslow, Lund University – Classical Conditioning and the Cerebellum

Classical conditioning may not have worked on Pavlov’s dog if there had been more than one

Florin Dolcos, University of Illinois – Anxiety Disorders and Optimism

Our country’s annual medical bill for treating anxiety is huge. Florin Dolcos, assistant professor of psychology

Brick Johnstone, University of Missouri – Empathy and Sense of Self

Being more self-involved may also mean being more empathetic. Brick Johnstone, professor of health psychology at

Dave Strayer, University of Utah – Driver Distraction

Keep your eyes on the road! David Strayer, professor of psychology at the University of Utah,

Michael Kraus, Yale – Clothing & Behavior

Do the clothes make the man? Michael Kraus, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Yale University,

Pia Steensland, Karolinska Institutet – Alcohol Dependence Treatment

Alcohol releases dopamine in our brains, which makes it hard to know when to stop. Pia