Babies stressed by forward-facing buggies: British study November 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Babies transported in forward-facing buggies could end up "emotionally impoverished" due to lack of face-to-face contact with the parent pushing them, a British study suggested Friday. | |
When the Stress is Critical, Avoid Pseudoscience, Psychologist Says November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A case study of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, known as CISD, shows that this approach to crisis management meets all criteria for a pseudoscience. The good news is that scientifically validated approaches ... | |
Study suggests attending religious services sharply cuts risk of death November 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately ... | |
 Japanese mobiles to offer psychotherapy sessions November 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Japanese professor on Wednesday launched what he said was the world's first web-based psychotherapy sessions available via mobile phone, as the country grapples with a growing problem of depression. | |
Crafting your image for your 1,000 friends on Facebook or MySpace November 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Students are creating idealized versions of themselves on social networking websites — Facebook and MySpace are the most popular — and using these sites to explore their emerging identities, UCLA psychologists report. Parents ... | |
The smart way to study November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Combine the aphorisms that "practice makes perfect" and "timing is everything" into one and you might get something resembling findings published in this month's issue of Psychological Science. Proper spacing of lessons, ... | |
The psychology of deja vu November 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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All of us have experienced being in a new place and feeling certain that we have been there before. This mysterious feeling, commonly known as déjà vu, occurs when we feel that a new situation is familiar, even if there is ... | |
Scientists find facial scars increase attractiveness November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. | |
Evolution of the visual system is key to abstract art November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Famous works of abstract art achieve popularity by using shapes that resonate with the neural mechanisms in the brain linked to visual information, a psychologist at the University of Liverpool has discovered. | |
Uncertainty can be more stressful than clear negative feedback November 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Some individuals would rather receive clear negative information than deal with ambiguity or uncertainty, according to new research out of the University of Toronto. | |
Uncertainty can be more stressful than clear negative feedback November 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
We are faced with uncertainty every day. Will our investments pay off? Will we get the promotions we are hoping for? When faced with the unknown, most people experience some degree of anxiety and discomfort. Exactly how much ... | |
Economic growth doesn't guarantee happiness for Latin Americans November 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
By standard measures, Chileans and Argentines should be among the happiest people in Latin America. | |
A good ear: Rats identify specific sounds in noisy environments November 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A study conducted on hundreds of rats could help us understand how the brain identifies specific sounds in a noisy environment. The investigation, soon to be published in the journal Brain, was conducted by Alex Martin of ... | |
Bound by attention: Bringing rats and humans together November 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
When picking through a basket of fruit, it doesn't seem very difficult to recognize a green pear from a green apple. This is easy, thanks to "feature binding"— a process by which our brain combines all of the specific features ... | |
Novel imaging technique reveals brain abnormalities that may play key role in ADHD November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A study published today in the online advance edition of The American Journal of Psychiatry for the first time reveals shape differences in the brains of children with ADHD, which could help pinpoint the specific neural ... | |
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