Email Print Comments To queue or not to queue? And why is the queue you’re not standing in always the best? David Andrews went in search of answers and unearthed a world of science, history and cultural norms about the often stressful, sometimes nonexistent and usually time-consuming act of waiting in line. He collected his observations and those of others in a new book out this month from Workman Publishing, Why Does the Other Line Always Move Faster? Andrews’s interest stems from his stint in the Navy and the >>>

Most adults know that a quick apology for a minor transgression, such as bumping into someone, helps maintain social harmony. The bumped-into person feels better, and so does the person who did the bumping. It’s all part of the social norm. But do apologies have this effect on children?A new University of Virginia psychology study, published this week in the journal Social Development, shows that apologies are important even to children who are 6 or 7 years old, an age when they are undergoing dramatic and important changes in cognitive development – when they are moving from their preschool >>>

Even more research has found social media sites, like Twitter, can be used to advance scientific research. A new study published in PLOS ONE looks specifically at Twitter, and how it can be used to extract meaningful information from situations users experience in their daily lives. The study was conducted by David Serfass, a doctoral candidate at Florida Atlantic University, and Dr. Ryne Sherman, a psychology professor at FAU. Since recent studies have found status updates and tweets can be used to accurately predict a person's personality and psychopathy, Serfass and Sherman wondered if >>>

Coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic State Friday using a combination of suicide bombs and automatic weapons left at least 128 people dead across Paris. As the city mourns, ordinary citizens around the world express sympathy for and solidarity with the French capital this weekend. World leaders have condemned the attacks, with French President Francois Hollande calling the assault “an act of war.” European governments have also beefed up security and called for heightened vigilance from the general public, reports Agence France-Presse. How could something like >>>

Daniel Antonius, a forensic psychologist, studies terrorism, violence and aggression. Antonius co-edited “The Political Psychology of Terrorism Fears,” a book examining how emotional responses to terrorism — especially fear — can influence aspects of the political process, including the way people decide what governmental policies to support. He has spoken to the media on topics such as jury selection in the Boston bombing trial, the way terror attacks instill fear in a population, and violence among those with mental health problems. He can also discuss chronic traumatic encephalopathy >>>

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Extraordinary. A woman has shared a picture of her sister completing a psychology exam during the late stages of labour. Posting the picture of her sister Tommitrise Collins on her Facebook page, Shanell Brinkley-Chapman wrote: ‘This is what you call “Strong Priorities”. Contractions 3 minutes apart and still takes her Psychology Test! You are going to be a great Mom baby sis!’ The picture – which shows Tommitrise sitting on a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown and hairnet and hooked up to monitors, looking incredibly calm as she stares at her laptop screen – has now been >>>

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If you know an elderly person going through depression, then it's very much possible that their condition could go downhill once they turn 65. According to the lead researcher of the study, Helena Chui, a lecturer in psychology at University of Bradford in England, "It is the first study to tell us depressive symptoms continue to increase throughout old age. We are in a period of unprecedented success in terms of people living longer than ever and in greater numbers and we should be celebrating this but it seems that we are finding it hard to cope."Also read: Beware: High-fat diet not only induces >>>

Submitted photo Law and Justice Students from Elkhorn Crossing School’s Law and Justice Village and psychology and the law class students at Georgetown College teamed up to study high-profile criminal cases, sharing their results at the end of the courses.   >>>