News tagged with willingness
Crime and punishment: The neurobiological roots of modern justice
A pair of neuroscientists from Vanderbilt and Harvard Universities has proposed the first neurobiological model for third-party punishment. It outlines a collection of potential cognitive and brain processes ...
Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Risk aversity visible in the brain
Some people live their lives by the motto "no risk - no fun!" and avoid hardly any risks. Others are clearly more cautious and focus primarily on safety when investing and for other business activities. Scientists ...
Neuroscience
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Boys' impulsiveness may result in better math ability, researchers say
In a University of Missouri study, girls and boys started grade school with different approaches to solving arithmetic problems, with girls favoring a slow and accurate approach and boys a faster but more error prone approach. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Babies flick 'anti-risk switch' in women but not men
Unlike women, men don't curb certain risk-taking behaviours when a baby is present, a new psychology study at the University of Warwick suggests.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Babies show sense of fairness, altruism as early as 15 months
A new study presents the first evidence that a basic sense of fairness and altruism appears in infancy. Babies as young as 15 months perceived the difference between equal and unequal distribution of food, and their awareness ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Research indicates certain probiotics may influence brain functioning
(Medical Xpress) -- It was just last year that a certain company selling a special probiotic enhanced yogurt was ordered by a U.S. court to stop suggesting in its advertisements that it's product had health ...
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Toddlers value people who help, study shows
According to a new study out of Queen's University, even very young children value people that help them and are motivated to return the favour. The study revealed that those children, when asked to pick one person to help, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Facial structure may predict endorsement of racial prejudice
The structure of a man's face may indicate his tendency to express racially prejudiced beliefs, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 13, 2013 |
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When it comes to love, men are the biggest risk takers
How far would you go to get the attention of the one you love?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2013 |
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I will if you will: What motivates spouses to get fit, manage illness
(Medical Xpress)—Before spouses take their first step toward fitness, their partner's interest or willingness to participate can sway them, says a Purdue University family studies expert.
Health
Feb 05, 2013 |
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Rewriting personal history by inventing racist roads not taken
In 2008, research showed that expressing support for Barack Obama increased people's comfort in subsequently saying or doing things that might be considered racist. Researchers argued that endorsing a black political figure ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Rewarding people to live healthier lives is acceptable if it works, study reveals
(Medical Xpress)—A UK study reveals that the public find it acceptable to reward people for changing their health-related behaviour, such as smoking or weight loss, as long as it works. In the past, such ...
Health
Dec 04, 2012 |
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More help needed to improve smoking cessation services for pregnant women with mental disorders
Pregnant women with mental health disorders are facing too many barriers to help them quit smoking during pregnancy despite their willingness to accept support, finds a new study published today in BJOG: An International Jo ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nov 21, 2012 |
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What is the psychology behind our desire to wait in line for the latest and greatest?
(Medical Xpress)—As the Black Friday sales start earlier and the smartphones play hard to get, a Kansas State University professor says psychology can explain why consumers wait in line for the latest sales, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Researchers identify factors that deter nonresident fathers from child involvement
Crime, gang activity and other problems of disordered neighborhoods decrease nonresident fathers' involvement with their children, but it doesn't have the effect on fathers who live with their children in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 26, 2012 |
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