A new study by Rimma Teperr, Michael Inzlicht, and Elizabeth Page-Gould of the University of Toronto has investigated the mismatch between what people say they would do in moral dillemas and what they actually do. They claim that the differences are due to emotions and people are often more moral in their actions than the think they will be. The findings are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association of Psychological Science

Women are better at forgiveness than men, according to a new study from Spain.

Past research has shown that people are attracted to opposite sex partners who look like them and have similar personalities and values. Now new research has shown that we are also attracted to people who talk like us. The researchers also have a webpage where you can test your compatibility by cutting and pasting your emails, texts and Instant Messages.

Practising exam questions is a much better way of preparing for examinations than rereading and reviewing notes, according to a new study by Jeffrey Karpicke and Janell Blunt from Purdue University. They also found that most students are not very good at judging which methods work best for them.

Just 8 weeks of mindfulness meditation is enough to change the structure of areas of the brain associated with memory, empathy, self-awareness and stress, according to a new study. The findings provide additional support for recent findings that mindfulness meditation provides significant measurable benefits.