News tagged with political science

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Study: Happy youngsters more likely to grow into wealthy adults

The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely to earn more money as adults.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New studies show moral judgments quicker, more extreme than practical ones—but also flexible

Judgments we make with a moral underpinning are made more quickly and are more extreme than those same judgments based on practical considerations, a new set of studies finds. However, the findings, which appear in the journal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Parenting and temperament in childhood predict later political ideology

Political mindsets are the product of an individual's upbringing, life experiences, and environment. But are there specific experiences that lead a person to choose one political ideology over another?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Empathy doesn't extend across the political aisle

When we try to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, we usually go all the way, assuming that they feel the same way we do. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The perils of polite misunderstandings

Your friend debuts a questionable haircut and asks what you think of it. Brutal honesty would definitely hurt his feelings, so what do you say? Most people in this situation would probably opt for a vague or evasive response, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Don't worry, be happy

To most of the Western world, happiness is the number one goal, and a happy life is seen as a good life. But is it as simple as that?

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fat studies conference challenges supersize stereotypes

Cat Pause proudly describes herself as "fat", can live with euphemisms like "curvy", "chunky" or "chubby", but baulks at what she believes are value-laden labels such as "overweight" or "obese".

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study: Many genes of small effect influence economic and political attitudes

(Medical Xpress) -- Unrelated people who are more similar genetically tend to have more similar attitudes and preferences, reports a new Cornell study published May 7 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The fi ...

Genetics created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0