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Media multitasking is really multi-distracting

Multitaskers who think they can successfully divide their attention between the program on their television set and the information on their computer screen proved to be driven to distraction by the two devices, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 02, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Study says empathy plays a key role in moral judgments

Is it permissible to harm one to save many? Those who tend to say "yes" when faced with this classic dilemma are likely to be deficient in a specific kind of empathy, according to a report published in the scientific journal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry 13 hours ago | not rated yet | 1 |

'Moral realism' may lead to better moral behavior

Getting people to think about morality as a matter of objective facts rather than subjective preferences may lead to improved moral behavior, Boston College researchers report in the Journal of Experimental So ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 29, 2013 | 4.4 / 5 (9) | 13 |

New study challenges links between day care and behavioral issues

A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in child care leads to an increase in behavioral problems, according to researchers from ...

Pediatrics Jan 17, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Researchers utilize neuroimaging to show how brain uses objects to recognize scenes

Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes and recognizes ...

Neuroscience Sep 13, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

Can intuition resolve Christmas gift dilemmas? New research suggests it can help

The clock is ticking and you still haven't decided what to get that special someone in your life for the holidays. When it comes to those last-minute gift-buying decisions for family and close friends, intuition may be the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 20, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers locate protein that could 'turn off' deadly disease carrier

Researchers from Boston College have discovered a protein that plays a pivotal role in the progression of the deadly diseases toxoplasmosis and malaria and shown that its function could be genetically blocked in order to ...

Medical research Jan 12, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

'Free play' is vital to children's healthy development, psychologist says

The importance of play—crucial for children's healthy psychological development and ability to thrive in life—is woefully underestimated by parents and educators, according to Peter Gray, a Boston College ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 04, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0