Technology & Cyber Psychology

Can Dying in Virtual Reality Change Your Life?

Many people who have near-death experiences report coming away with a new perspective on their lives. From a scientific standpoint, we don’t know much about how this works because it’s hard to ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Cyber Psychology

Facebook Posts Can Predict Depression Risk

We tend to curate our Facebook profiles to control the image we project. But a new study suggests that when it comes to mental health, our Facebook posts might be more revealing ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Cyber Psychology, Depression, Social Media

The Psychological Toll of Taking a Selfie

Snapping a selfie might seem like the most frivolous, inconsequential act. But on a deeper level, selfies are potentially tied up with questions of how we see our bodies and present ourselves ...
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/ / Cyber Psychology

Viral Outrage Can Make People More Sympathetic

It’s a familiar pattern now: first, someone says something offensive online. Then their ill-advised social media post goes viral, subjecting them to trial by Twitter and Facebook. Paradoxically, because the consequences of ...
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/ / Cyber Psychology, outrage

Exploring Social Media’s Impact on Human Psychology

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn….there seem to be more social networks popping up every day for us to login, create a profile and connect. Initially this seems fun and harmless, an easy way ...
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/ / Cyber Psychology, Personality, Positive Emotions, Positive Psychology, Social Media