Women end up less happy than men July 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California ... | |
Religion and healthcare should mix, study says October 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Research shows that religion and spirituality are linked to positive physical and mental health; however, most studies have focused on people with life threatening diseases. A new study from the University of Missouri-Columbia ... | |
 When using gestures, rules of grammar remain the same June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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The mind apparently has a consistent way of ordering an event that defies the order in which subjects, verbs, and objects typically appear in languages, according to research at the University of Chicago. | |
Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation July 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Temptation may be everywhere, but it's how the different sexes react to flirtation that determines the effect it will have on their relationships. In a new study, psychologists determined men tend to look at their partners ... | |
 Culture influences brain function January 11, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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People from different cultures use their brains differently to solve the same visual perceptual tasks, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the first brain imaging study of its kind. | |
Hybrid Cars Are Harder to Hear March 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 7
Hybrid cars are so quiet when operating only with their electric motors that they may pose a risk to the blind and some other pedestrians, research by a University of California, Riverside psychologist suggests. | |
Half of women have negative feelings about 1-night stands June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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The sexual and feminist revolutions were supposed to free women to enjoy casual sex just as men always had. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women ... | |
Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate April 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate, UCLA scientists report. Being treated fairly turns on the brain's reward circuitry. | |
 Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of Princeton psychology researchers has developed a computer program that allows scientists to analyze better than ever before what it is about certain human faces that makes them look ... | |
Daylight savings time disrupts humans' natural circadian rhythm October 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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When people living in many parts of the world move their clocks forward one hour in the spring in observance of daylight saving time (DST), their bodies’ internal, daily rhythms don’t adjust with them, reports a new study ... | |
In poker, psychologist places bets on skill March 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Is it luck of the draw in poker? No, says Michael DeDonno, a doctoral student from Case Western Reserve University. Based on findings from two psychology studies, he suggests putting your bets on skills over luck when playing ... | |
Too many choices -- good or bad -- can be mentally exhausting April 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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Each day, we are bombarded with options -- at the local coffee shop, at work, in stores or on the TV at home. Do you want a double-shot soy latte, a caramel macchiato or simply a tall house coffee for your morning pick-me-up" ... | |
Intelligence and rhythmic accuracy go hand in hand April 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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People who score high on intelligence tests are also good at keeping time, new Swedish research shows. The team that carried out the study also suspect that accuracy in timing is important to the brain processes responsible ... | |
When people feel powerful, they ignore new opinions, study finds February 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Don’t bother trying to persuade your boss of a new idea while he’s feeling the power of his position – new research suggests he’s not listening to you. “Powerful people have confidence in what they are thinking. Whether their ... | |
Psychologist finds gender differences in forgiving March 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Forgiveness can be a powerful means to healing, but it does not come naturally for both sexes. Men have a harder time forgiving than women do, according to Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Juola Exline. ... | |
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