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Our preferences change to reflect the choices we make, even three years later
You're in a store, trying to choose between similar shirts, one blue and one green. You don't feel strongly about one over the other, but eventually you decide to buy the green one. You leave the store and a market researcher ...
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Oct 03, 2012 |
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Intelligence is in the genes, but where?
(Medical Xpress)—You can thank your parents for your smarts—or at least some of them. Psychologists have long known that intelligence, like most other traits, is partly genetic. But a new study led by psychological scientist ...
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Oct 02, 2012 |
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Backers aim to widen ban on gay conversion therapy (Update)
(AP)—Gay rights advocates are making plans to get other states to join California in banning psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight, even as opponents prepared Monday to sue to overturn the first law in the ...
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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'I'm bored!'—Research on attention sheds light on the unengaged mind
(Medical Xpress)—You're waiting in the reception area of your doctor's office. The magazines are uninteresting. The pictures on the wall are dull. The second hand on the wall clock moves so excruciatingly slowly that you're ...
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Sep 26, 2012 |
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Self-image and social interaction help to explain the link between exercise and mental health
We've heard it time and time again: exercise is good for us. And it's not just good for physical health – research shows that daily physical activity can also boost our mental health. But what actually accounts for the ...
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Sep 25, 2012 |
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Feeling guilty versus feeling angry—who can tell the difference?
When you rear-end the car in front of you at a stoplight, you may feel a mix of different emotions such as anger, anxiety, and guilt. The person whose car you rear-ended may feel angered and frustrated by your carelessness, ...
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Sep 24, 2012 |
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No scientific basis to idea that homosexuality causes psychological harm, researchers emphsize
(Medical Xpress)—Academic staff in the Research School of Psychology at The Australian National University have strongly rejected the view reported in the media today that homosexuality carries with it ...
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Sep 24, 2012 |
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Misinformation: Report shows why it sticks and how to fix it
Childhood vaccines do not cause autism. Barack Obama was born in the United States. Global warming is confirmed by science. And yet, many people believe claims to the contrary.
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Sep 19, 2012 |
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Prejudice can cause depression at the societal, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels
Although depression and prejudice traditionally fall into different areas of study and treatment, a new article suggests that many cases of depression may be caused by prejudice from the self or from another person. In an ...
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Sep 18, 2012 |
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Improving memory for specific events can alleviate symptoms of depression
(Medical Xpress)—Hear the word "party" and memories of your 8th birthday sleepover or the big bash you attended last New Year's may come rushing to mind. But it's exactly these kinds of memories, embedded in a specific ...
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Sep 17, 2012 |
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Self-control may not be a limited resource after all
refusing that second slice of cake, walking past the store with the latest gadgets, working on your tax forms when you'd rather watch TV – seem to boil down to one essential ingredient: self-control. Self-control is what ...
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Sep 12, 2012 |
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Gaming the flu: How we decide to get vaccinated, or not
(Medical Xpress)—As the flu season approaches, public health officials will be campaigning to get people vaccinated, and each of us will have to decide whether to take their advice or not. How will we make ...
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Sep 12, 2012 |
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How non-verbal cues can predict person's—and robot's—trustworthiness
People face this predicament all the time—can you determine a person's character in a single interaction? Can you judge whether someone you just met can be trusted when you have only a few minutes together? ...
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Too soon? Too late? Psychological distance matters when it comes to humor
Joking around can land us in hot water. Even the professionals often shoot themselves comedically in the foot. Last month, comedian Jeffrey Ross's routine at a roast of Rosanne Barr was censored when he joked about the shooting ...
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Sep 10, 2012 |
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Social psychologists espouse tolerance and diversity—do they walk the walk?
Every ten years or so, someone will make the observation that there is a lack of political diversity among psychological scientists and a discussion about what ought to be done ensues. The notion that the field discriminates ...
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Sep 06, 2012 |
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