Chimps Make Emotional Choices Too!

In the 1960’s Stanford University did a study on children and their ability to make choices specifically in regards to instant gratification. It is known as the Marshmallow Experiment. According to RedOrbit.com  Stanford wanted to know how humans handled delayed gratification but that also raised the question of how other species close to humans would…

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Emotional Regulation and Supression

The British Psychological Society reports on how people regulate their emotions. They report that according to new research published in the journal Emotion, a person’s ability to regulate or not regulate their emotions has a big impact on the level of anxiety they feel. This new research purports that individuals who adopt an emotional regulation…

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Are Dogs Able to Sense People’s Emotions?

Are dogs able to sense people’s emotions by looking at their facial expressions? Dogs are known to be man’s best friend, but why is it that they can so easily read and interpret human emotions? BBC has delved into the science of this phenomena. People tend to have a natural left gaze bias that is…

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Perception of Sadness, Madness and Depression

NBC News.com reports on wrinkles making people look sadder and madder than they truly feel. This new study suggests that wrinkles impede people’s ability to read a person’s facial expression of emotion. Researchers reported that people in the study rated faces of older adults as much more sad and angry than faces of younger adults…

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