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Distress of child war and sex abuse victims halved by new trauma intervention
A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse.
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The Goldilocks effect: Babies learn from experiences that are 'just right'
Long before babies understand the story of Goldilocks, they have more than mastered the fairy tale heroine's method of decision-making. Infants ignore information that is too simple or too complex, focusing instead on situations ...
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Make no mistake - male bosses' errors matter
What do employees think of their boss when he or she makes a mistake? According to a new study, leaders who make mistakes are seen as less competent, less desirable to work for and less effective than leaders who do not. ...
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Resilient people more satisfied with life
A study conducted by researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona reveals that individuals with a larger capacity to overcome adversities, those more resilient, are also the ones most satisfied with life. The research ...
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Stress shrank brain area of Japan tsunami survivors: study
Emotional stress caused by last year's tsunami caused a part of some survivors' brains to shrink, according to scientists in Japan who grasped a unique chance to study the neurological effects of trauma.
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May 22, 2012 |
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Psychological Science explains uproar over prostate-cancer screenings
The uproar that began last year when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force stated that doctors should no longer offer regular prostate-cancer tests to healthy men continued this week when the task force released their final ...
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May 22, 2012 |
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Bias found in mental health drug research presented at major psychiatric meeting
When thousands of psychiatrists attend their field's largest annual meeting each year, the presentations they hear about research into drug treatments report overwhelmingly on positive results.
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May 22, 2012 |
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Genetic marker may predict smoking quantity in African Americans
In a step toward understanding possible genetic differences in smoking behaviors, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International has identified a genetic marker associated with smoking quantity in people of African ancestry. ...
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Wrongful convictions can be reduced through science, but tradeoffs exist
Many of the wrongful convictions identified in a report this week hinged on a misidentified culprit — and a new report in a top journal on psychological science reveals the paradox of reforms in eyewitness identification ...
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Educational games to train middle schoolers' attention, empathy
Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.
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May 22, 2012 |
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People with spider phobia handle tarantulas, have lasting changes in brain after short therapy
A single brief therapy session for adults with a lifelong debilitating spider phobia resulted in lasting changes to the brain's response to fear.
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May 21, 2012 |
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Marketing is more effective when targeted to personality profiles
Advertisers spend enormous amounts of time and money attempting to tailor their advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After all, the concerns of first-year college students are going to be different ...
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May 21, 2012 |
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Violent video games turning gamers into deadly shooters
Playing violent shooting video games can improve firing accuracy and influence players to aim for the head when using a real gun finds a new study in Communication Research.
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May 21, 2012 |
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Probing Question: What is mindfulness?
Ancient wisdom tells us to "stop and smell the roses" and to "live for the moment." Given our busy lives, it's no surprise that this advice is often easier said than done. Many of us multitask not only our ...
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May 21, 2012 |
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Study finds stressed men more social, refutes common belief that stress always causes aggressive behavior
A team of researchers led by the psychologists and neuroscientists Prof. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Bernadette von Dawans at the University of Freiburg, Germany, examined in a study how men react in stressful situations - and ...
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Limits to growth: Scientists identify key metastasis-enabling enzyme
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Seeing is as seeing does: Spatially-structured retinal input in early development of cortical maps
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Dreamless nights: Brain activity during nonrapid eye movement sleep
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Take your time: Neurobiology sheds light on the superiority of spaced vs. massed learning
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Your brain on 'shrooms: fMRI elucidates neural correlates of psilocybin psychedelic state
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