Psychology

Brandywine explores the psychology of Steig

4 Feb 2012

  If you flip through a copy of The New Yorker at a newsstand, you might look at the cartoons first to see if any of them are winners.The magazine's editors realize this and have made sure over the years to include the best cartoonists around. One of these was William Steig (1907-2003), whose c...

Keeping Score: Championship Factors for Giants and Patriots

4 Feb 2012

With an eye toward sports psychology concepts and quantitative analysis that attempts to identify factors that are as independent from one another as possible, five key statistical factors were identified that help predict Super Bowl winners.

Psychology of absolute monarchy lingers in Thailand

4 Feb 2012

Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Some Thais still relate to the monarchy institution as if they lived under an absolute monarchy, leading them to become enraged when faced with people they think want to criticise the institution, said Thammasat University political scientist Kasian Techapeera.