The Guardian's virtual reality project with a UC Santa Cruz professor puts viewers inside a concrete cell.
UC Santa Cruz |
Experiencing the 6-by-9 world of solitary confinement
UC Riverside |
Cheaters never win, finds new study
A UC Riverside sociologist's experiment shows that selfish behavior lowers levels of happiness.
UC Santa Barbara |
Caring, not just understanding, makes for a responsive partner
Pyschologists at UC Santa Barbara find that cognitive empathy alone is not enough when it comes to providing support in relationships.
UC Santa Barbara |
Do we have free will?
A study by UC Santa Barbara psychologists explores how a compromised belief in free will corrupts intuitive cooperation.
UC Riverside |
A natural way of making your brain more efficient
New UC Riverside study finds that increasing your attention comes from using newly acquired knowledge.
UCLA |
For anxious children and teens, context counts
Those with anxiety disorders have more activity in specific part of brain if interpreting situations negatively, study finds.
UC Riverside |
Good news first, or bad news?
Where positive information comes in a bad-news conversation can influence outcome, researchers find.
UC Berkeley |
Wives matter more in calming marital conflicts
How quickly a wife calms down after a heated argument is a decisive factor in keeping peace in the long run.
UC Irvine |
UC Irvine psychologist's research cited in Supreme Court decision
Court's ruling that states may not impose on juveniles mandatory life sentences without parole was influenced by a brief co-written by Elizabeth Cauffman.
UC Berkeley |
Mental toll of tiger parenting
Authoritarian parenting aims for children's success — but often results in depression, anxiety and poor social skills.
UC San Diego |
People behave when guilt gets personal
Reminding people of the link between behaving unethically and being an unethical person keeps people honest.
UCLA |
I love him, I love him not
Women with stable but not-so-sexy mates become more distant, critical during periods of high fertility.