Study examines the psychology behind students who don't cheat August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 28 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. | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
 Study: A bad joke might endanger the teller August 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- There's a reason comedians call it "dying on stage." Research by a Washington State University linguist found that people who tell bad jokes often endure an astonishing outpouring of hostility from ... | |
How to get a college roommate you can live with August 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Anxious college freshmen can relax. No matter who will be sharing their dorm room, they have the power to make the relationship better, University of Michigan research suggests. | |
Complex decision? Don't sleep on it August 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research. | |
Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 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. | |
Memory trick shows brain organization August 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those brain areas that form ... | |
I can, automatically, become just like you August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ... | |
How accurate is your memory? August 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As a child did you hate brussel sprouts? Do you remember such a preference or did your parents remind you afterwards, ensuring a lasting dislike of the vegetable? Or do you have a phobia in adult life, ... | |
New study shows false memories affect behavior August 19, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 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 ... | |
Trouble quitting?: New smoking study may reveal why August 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit "cold turkey" often fizzle out within days or even hours. | |
Antidepressants may impair driving ability, new research finds August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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People taking prescription antidepressants appear to drive worse than people who aren't taking such drugs, and depressed people on antidepressants have even more trouble concentrating and reacting behind the wheel. | |
You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression August 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 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. | |
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