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 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. | |
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. | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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