Students who want to be perceived as smarter, kinder and healthier don’t need to work harder — they just need to be average.      The Langlois Lab in the Department of Psychology at UT-Austin conducts research challenging common definitions of beauty and seeks to understand the greater implications of the averageness theory of facial attractiveness. This theory suggests that the more a face resembles mathematically average facial configurations, the more attractive it seems. As a face starts to deviate from the average, people consider it less attractive.  Scientists create these average >>>

Students who want to be perceived as smarter, kinder and healthier don’t need to work harder — they just need to be average.      The Langlois Lab in the Department of Psychology at UT-Austin conducts research challenging common definitions of beauty and seeks to understand the greater implications of the averageness theory of facial attractiveness. This theory suggests that the more a face resembles mathematically average facial configurations, the more attractive it seems. As a face starts to deviate from the average, people consider it less attractive.  Scientists create these average >>>

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Nationally recognized sport psychologist Dr. Joel Fish spoke to Emerson student-athletes, coaches, and administrators last week about the mental difficulties of competition and how to succeed under pressure.  The Emerson College Athletic Trust Fund sponsored the hourlong seminar at the Semel Theater. Fish gave advice to players on overcoming their in-game fears using activities, and referenced professionals with whom he had worked.  Fish, the director of The Center For Sport Psychology in Philadelphia, introduced his presentation by naming the five mental skills of competition: confidence, >>>