Reflecting on values promotes love, acceptance July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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No one enjoys being told that their behavior is harmful to themselves or others. In fact, most people respond defensively when confronted with evidence that their behavior is irrational, irresponsible, or unhealthy. Fortunately, ... | |
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 ... | |
You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression August 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope. | |
Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives. | |
Study examines the psychology behind students who don't cheat August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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While many studies have examined cheating among college students, new research looks at the issue from a different perspective – identifying students who are least likely to cheat. | |
 Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 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 ... | |
 Consumer spending: Why nine is the magic number July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Retailers' belief that customers like a price ending in a nine rather than a rounded-up zero -- 199.99 instead of 200.00, for instance -- has been borne out by scientific research on a restaurant menu. | |
Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers' dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve – attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research ... | |
Adults easily fooled by children's false denials August 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never happened, according to new research from the University ... | |
Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Many sports teams select their uniforms based on the mascot, city or country they are representing, not on a referee's preference or bias. But a new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive ... | |
New study shows false memories affect behavior August 19, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Do you know someone who claims to remember their first day of kindergarten? Or a trip they took as a toddler? While some people may be able to recall trivial details from the past, laboratory research shows that the human ... | |
Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected August 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 ... | |
How carrots help us see the color orange July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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One of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its color -- perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colors. Why else would so many of us automatically assume ... | |
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