John Whalen is a major in ‘Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science’, he combines psychology with user experience (UX) to get the desired result. What does one wants in his/her product? Afterall, who can understand the consumer better than a psychologist. Knowing what your investors want and combining them with consumer demands is a tough nut to crack, John explains how easy it can be to make them mutually agree on many points, facts and figures. The product should be in direct relation with the consumer needs, should not have limited UX capabilities, the pace of introducing UX should >>>

Visually-challenged clinical psychologist to share his adventures in Puducherry Adventures are for everyone who has a love for sport, not just for the able-bodied is what Divyanshu Ganatra would have you believe. Mr. Ganatra, a clinical psychologist, in May 2014, is believed to have become the first visually-challenged person to fly solo on a paraglider. On Tuesday, he will be sharing his incredible story with Puducherrians on not just his paragliding adventure, but trekking, mountaineering and beating the odds. While Mr. Ganatra lost >>>

EDMONTON — No need to buy that Porsche if you're pushing 40. New research from the University of Alberta suggests there's no such thing as a mid-life crisis. It's more like mid-life bliss. The "Up, Not Down" study was published in the academic journal Developmental Psychology. It debunks the long-held belief that happiness declines between a person's teens and early 40s — or mid-life. Lead researcher and psychology professor Nancy Galambos says she found the opposite — that people in her study were happier in their early 40s than when they were in their late teens and early >>>

Deborah SilverIn briefLucky’s Market opening Wednesday in NaplesLucky’s Market, a natural, organic and specialty market, will hold its grand opening celebration at 10 a.m. Wednesday at its new location in the Naples Towne Centre, 3815 Tamiami Trail East.The event will feature a bacon-cutting ceremony with local officials and the business will distribute more than $10,000 in impact grant donations to three organizations: Blessings for Backpacks, Bikes for Tykes and the Harry Chapin Food Bank.New home watch business opensAllied Home Watch, a new local addition to the home watch industry, recently >>>

(THE COLLEGE FIX) — Most acts of terrorism in America are committed by white men who are “religiously motivated and politically conservative,” a psychology professor recently taught his students, adding that “9/11 is basically the only act of foreign-born terrorism that has ever happened in the United States.” The “Introduction to Psychology” lesson was given by Dr. Ross Avilla, a lecturer at the University of California-Merced, who backed up his argument by telling his class about a white Christian man who shot up the Texas statehouse >>>

Chris Bauchman knows the pressures those in the LGBTQ community can face.As someone who identifies as a gay male himself, Bauchman decided to make a career of helping others in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Questioning) community. Bauchman, 32, said in a recent in-person interview: "When I came out to my parents in college, it was good to bounce ideas off people not involved in my life. I definitely got help from the college counseling services. As I was studying psychology, I knew counseling would benefit me."Now that I am a counselor myself, I >>>

Trending News: Here's Why Some Breakups Hurt More Than Others IanLang asks Why Is This Important? Because some breakups seem impossible to get over. Long Story Short Stanford Psychologists have determined that breakups >>>

ARLINGTON, Va. — Only a few weeks into the Year of Mercy and the fruits of the jubilee year are already starting to be seen. Among those seeing these fruits is the Institute for Psychological Sciences (IPS), which recently announced that it would be opening a new School of Counseling for the 2016 and taking on the name Divine Mercy University. “This has been a long-term project for the institute,” said Jessie Tappel, the director of communications for IPS.  “It has been really exciting to see the expansion that we have been able to have, based on demand, the needs >>>

by LadiSpeaks in Highlights Agbo Odeh, an indigene of Benue state in Nigeria has just bagged a First Class degree in Psychology  from Benue State University according to information available to me. The young man who graduated with a 4.57 CGPA was declared to have shattered records of the University, after having been a former student of the Physics department of the same University and was struggling at the bottom of the class with carry overs in 17 courses. The young man was admitted into the University in 2005 via a pre-degree program, with the sole intent >>>

More emphasis placed on time than earning money is linked to greater happiness, according to a study recently published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Half a dozen studies comprising over 4,600 people were undertaken in order to attain the results. Some participants were asked questions having to do with apartment cost relative to commute length and whether graduate programs leading to a higher or lower salary with more or fewer hours was preferable. SEE ALSO: The reason your New Year's resolution failed -- and the resolution you should have picked instead A >>>