Psychology
- Consumers Value Expert Opinion When It Comes To Health
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According to a study of how people evaluate and act on online health advice, information written by a doctor is considered more credible when it appears on a Web site than on a blog or a homepage. The findings, published in the Journal Communication Resear ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2010 - 11:47am
- Stress Sensitivity Isn't Always Bad For Children
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Conventional wisdom says that children who are especially sensitive to stress are more vulnerable to adversity and have more behavior and health problems than their peers. But a new study in the journal Child Development suggests that highly sensitive chil ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2010 - 2:13pm
- The Economist's new Schumpeter column continues to disappoint.
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I wrote this letter in response to his 1 December 19 column. The letter sank without a trace, despite that it was admirably concise and pithy- if I do say so myself. ...
Blog Post - Fred Phillips - Feb 7 2010 - 12:44am
- Think About Sex On Valentine's Day
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LONDON, February 8 /PRNewswire/-- It's a fact that men have sex on the brain more than women. Yet, encouraging men and women to think about sex in a different way is important for the public's health and wellbeing according to the Sexual Advice ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 14 2011 - 2:39pm
- Do We Need Religion To Make Moral Judgments?
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Religion is a hotly debated topic both among scholars and the general public, and a new paper authored by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Harvard University is only likely to up the level controversy surrounding the subject. Published in T ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2010 - 1:17pm
- "Justice" In Italy And The Role Of Psychology In Courtroom Trials
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My recent love of watching TV online while attempting to get some of my more mindless tasks done led me to discover a "48 Hours: Mystery" episode called " American Girl: Italian Murder " on Amanda Knox, the American study abroad student ...
Article - Me W - May 15 2010 - 5:27pm
- The DSM-V: The New, The Revised, The Opportunities For Pharma
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If the folks behind the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) were crafty, they would have latched on to the upcoming movie, "The Crazies," for some free publicity. 1 Although that's probably not quite the image they wa ...
Article - Becky Jungbauer - Feb 10 2010 - 1:01pm
- Midday Naps May Make Us Smarter
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New research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that a biphasic sleep schedule, sleeping several times a day, not only refreshes the mind, but can also make us smarter. Conversely, the more hours we spend awake, the more sluggish our mind ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 22 2010 - 6:49pm
- What Makes A Hollywood Blockbuster? Science Has The Answer
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What makes Hollywood blockbusters? Scientists writing in Psychological Scienc e may have the answer. Using the sophisticated tools of modern perception research to deconstruct 70 years of film, shot by shot, the Cornell researchers say that successful movi ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 23 2010 - 12:40pm
- Belief In Personal God Improves Response To Depression Treatment
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Patients diagnosed with clinical depression may respond better to medical treatment as a result of belief in a personal God, say researchers at Rush University Medical Center writing in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. 136 adults diagnosed with major de ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 23 2010 - 2:22pm