Taylor's Introductory Psychology Page

09/04/2025

https://neurosciencenews.com/depression-learning-avoidance-29648/

Depression specifically impairs the ability to learn how to actively avoid unpleasant events, though it does not affect avoidance behavior once learned.

09/04/2025

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/how-we-think-about-loneliness-can-help-us-feel-less-alone

When it comes to feeling lonely, it’s not always about how much time we spend alone, but how we conceptualise the experience, according to new research.

08/28/2025

https://www.psypost.org/children-raised-in-poverty-are-less-likely-to-believe-in-a-just-world/

A new longitudinal study of Chinese high school students suggests that growing up in poverty weakens belief in a just world, while unpredictable environments show less consistent effects. Perceptions of discrimination appear to help explain this link.

08/28/2025

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/comments-made-during-ultrasounds-shape-parental-impressions-children

Descriptions of an unborn child’s personality seem to influence parent–child relationships post-birth.

08/28/2025

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/amputation-doesnt-change-our-brains-body-map-after-all

New research challenges existing ideas about brain reorganisation following amputations, and helps explain amputees’ sensory experiences.

08/25/2025

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03974-8

The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity experts say that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

08/25/2025

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11781634/

Retractions are becoming increasingly common but still account for a small minority of published papers. It would be useful to generate databases where the presence of retractions can be linked to impact metrics of each scientist. We have thus ...

08/21/2025

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/newborns-may-have-innate-sense-prosocial-behaviour

Newborn babies seem able to distinguish between prosocial and non-social behaviour in new study, though questions remain.

08/14/2025

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/have-we-solved-mystery-precrastination

New work tests the limits of our urge to tick tasks off our mental to-do list.

07/31/2025

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/bigger-problem-smaller-it-seems

Perceiving issues as severe or widespread can lead people to disengage from finding solutions, a recent study finds.

07/24/2025

I recently did an interview with PLOS SciComm where I unpack how identity, trust, and community shape what we believe — and why that makes us all vulnerable to misinformation.
Here’s me trying to be hopeful ⬇️

07/24/2025

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/do-we-see-religious-belief-default

A new study investigates 'belief in belief' around the world.