American Psychological Literature

Foreign Medico-Psychological Literature

Foreign Psychological Literature

Dk. Hagen commences a very elaborate examination into the claims of anatomy to throw light upon mental affections, by some general remarks upon the progress of medical science, of which psychiatry is a branch, and one which, he remarks, has hitherto been viewed with some doubt and suspicion. The cause of this is "want of time" to pursue this definite branch of study whilst there are such multif...

American Journal of Psychological Research

Researchers have found that communication quality is a major indicator of how satisfied partners are in a romantic relationship. This study centered on that aspect but added a facet in that it tested individuals’ perceptions of communication and satisfaction within their relationships in separate environments in order to test the theory that certain environments may alter our moods, attitudes, ...

American Journal of Psychological Research

This study investigated university female students’ (who perceived their stress levels as mild, moderate, or severe) scores on a stress inventory. Two hundred fifty-eight women responded to the Student-life Stress Inventory and reported their age. Instructors provided students’ semester course grades. Significant differences were found among the stress level groups on all inventory category sco...

American Journal of Psychological Research

Two studies examined the extent to which familiarity and facial image type influenced judgments about personality traits. Faces of strangers were judged more neurotic and less attractive than either the self or a friend. Chimeric images of two left sides of faces received higher ratings for attractiveness, agreeableness, and health. Results are discussed in terms of bilateral neural processing.