Psychology

Participants needed for social anxiety treatment program

Participants needed for social anxiety treatment program

Do you get nervous when confronted with social situations? Are your activities limited by your fear of being around other people? Does worrying about being judged keep you from doing the things that you want?

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Alysha Baker is a forensic psychology researcher who asks tough questions about truthfulness and deception
Alysha Baker is a forensic psychology researcher who asks tough questions about truthfulness and deception
Faces aren’t always to be believed when it comes to honesty

Faces aren’t always to be believed when it comes to honesty

UBC researchers have determined that certain facial features, not the expression, influence whether people think someone is trustworthy.

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Faces aren’t always to be believed when it comes to honesty

Faces aren’t always to be believed when it comes to honesty

UBC researchers have determined that certain facial features, not the expression, influence whether people think someone is trustworthy.

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UBC study examines brain performance and left-brain, right-brain cooperation

UBC study examines brain performance and left-brain, right-brain cooperation

New research out of UBC suggests that the two halves of the brain are not always better than one.

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UBC study examines brain performance and left-brain, right-brain cooperation

UBC study examines brain performance and left-brain, right-brain cooperation

New research out of UBC suggests that the two halves of the brain are not always better than one.

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Men who have sex with men in small cities less likely to be tested for HIV

Men who have sex with men in small cities less likely to be tested for HIV

Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men are less likely to get an HIV test than their metropolitan counterparts, a UBC study shows.

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Men who have sex with men in small cities less likely to be tested for HIV

Men who have sex with men in small cities less likely to be tested for HIV

Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men are less likely to get an HIV test than their metropolitan counterparts, a UBC study shows.

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Eyewitnesses’ memories darken skin colour when recalling ‘black’ crimes, UBC research shows

Eyewitnesses’ memories darken skin colour when recalling ‘black’ crimes, UBC research shows

Eyewitnesses remember the faces of black suspects less accurately in drive-by shootings than they do in serial killings.

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