Being able to distinguish and measure 15 distinct self-transcendent states is an important step toward a better understanding ...

Vales is special faculty in CMU's Department of Psychology. She worked with colleagues Zach Branson and Anna Fisher to find a ...

Past psychology research suggests that some people are more prone than others to take risks in uncertain situations, such as ...

Smiling, often associated with happiness and joy, might be more than just a simple expression of positive emotion. A recent ...

It is important to note that psychology is not alone, however: Other fields, such as cancer research and economics ... The p-value is a measure to determine statistical significance.

A recent study published in the journal Human Nature provides evidence that romantic love is highly valued worldwide when people consider long-term relationships. Most people across different cultures ...

Though those tests and tasks are considered tried and true, Vales wants to make sure the tools researchers use measure up. “If you have a ruler that always gives ... She explained that it’s especially ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures to restrict the spread of the virus correlated with limitations ... in accordance with the national legislation and the institutional requirements. The ...

While these are measures that prior research has shown to be affected by time in nature ... Successful research teams will include an interdisciplinary mix of scholars in design (architecture, ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Clinical research suggests that combining a novel agent called navtemadlin with DNA-damaging chemotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, could ...