Think you can spot a lie? New research suggests that you might be better at it if you’re a psychopath—a male one, anyway. A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences has some intriguing results about psychopaths ability to detect lies. Researchers didn’t tell their subjects about the psychopathy … Read More
Problem It’s about 1PM and you’re cranky as hell. Solution Nap. No, really—a study in Personality and Individual Differences says it’ll make you less angry. Method Researchers gathered participants in the lab at around 1PM and made them do a bunch of irritating tests, which were designed to measure how … Read More
Up all night worrying instead of getting lucky? Don’t worry, you might just be smart. Or keep worrying, you might be smart. Whichever. A study published in Personality and Individual Differences has found that people who worry a lot may have high levels of verbal intelligence. 126 students took a … Read More
Brace yourselves: guys who take selfies all the time are narcissists. I know, I know, right? A study published in Personality and Individual Differences has made the connection between narcissism and selfies, and whilst that seems an obvious connection, it’s actually the very first time such a study has been … Read More
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a place where all the narcissists, sadists, and psychopaths of the world could gather and bond? Well, there is. It’s the internet. A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences sought to examine the personalities of internet users, including self-identified non-commenters, people … Read More
