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Tag Archives: Psychology
Let the baby cry for a Good, goodnight sleep – Study
It will be music to the ears of those who lobby their loved-ones in vain to ‘just leave the baby’. And it will be a red rag to those who view letting a baby cry itself to sleep as … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Sciences, Psychology, Science
Tagged babies, Brain Sciences, Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Parenting, Psychology
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We Forget so we remember – Study
Researchers report new findings on how the human brain retains what is most important, and avoids being overwhelmed by trivia. By Lee Dye We accumulate so many memories that it’s a wonder our brains don’t clog, strangling us on the trivia of our daily … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Sciences, Psychology, Science
Tagged Brain, Brain Sciences, Cognitive Science, Human Behaviour, Psychology
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Practiced to be a perfect lier – study
By Tia Ghose The more you practice a lie, the better you get at it, say the results of a new study. Published Nov. 12 in the journal Frontiers in Cognitive Science, the study found that, after 20 minutes of … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Sciences, Psychology, Science
Tagged Cognitive Science, Human Behaviour, Mind Sciences, Psychology, social cognition, social emotions, social psychology
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Alzheimer’s Disease Early Cognitive Problems Identified
Written by Joseph Nordqvist Early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease have been discovered and published in the latest issue of American Journal of Psychiatry. The findings reveal that people who are beginning to develop the disease often show problems with processing semantic … Continue reading
Posted in Brain, Depression, Health, Mental Health
Tagged Alzheimer's, Brain, Brain Sciences, Cognitive Science, Psychology, social cognition, social emotions, social psychology
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Beating Your Kids Increases Their Risk of Mental Illness – Study
Children who are pushed, grabbed, shoved, slapped or hit are more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness. Just one more reason to embrace alternative forms of discipline. By Bonnie Rochman What if we, as a society, could cut down on … Continue reading
Posted in Brain, Brain Sciences, Depression, EC Health, ECD, Health, Psychology, Science
Tagged Brain, Child behaviour, Child Health, Childhood, Cognitive Science, Early Childhood Development, Mental Health, Psychology
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5 Ways To Spark Your Creativity – Study
Innovation is the name of the game these days in business, in science and technology, even in art. by SARAH ZIELINSKI We all want to get those big ideas, but most of us really have no idea what sets off those … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Sciences, Psychology, Science
Tagged Brain, Cognitive Science, Human Behaviour, Mental Health, Psychology, social cognition, social psychology
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Day-dreaming helps children concentrate, and makes them perform better in Exams
Just staring into space? Perhaps not By ROB WAUGH Daydreaming could help children oncentrate – and even perform better in tests, researchers claim. The children also feel less anxious and more motivated to perform, according to a review of studies on … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Sciences, ECD, Education, Psychology, Science
Tagged Brain, Childhood, Psychology
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How Knowing a Foreign Language Can Improve Your Decisions
Thinking in another language changes how people weigh their options. By Catherine Caldwell-Harris The study of how people process foreign languages has traditionally focused on the topics we wrestled with in high school French or Spanish classes — botched grammar, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brain Sciences, Cognitive Science, People, Psychology, social cognition
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Women have more Anxiety related Issues then Man – Study
Women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with anxiety disorders, the reasons range from hormonal fluctuations to brain chemistry to upbringing to empathy. By Melinda Beck Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, chair of the department of psychology at Yale, says … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Brain, Brain Sciences, Health, Psychology, Women Development, Women Health
Tagged Brain Sciences, Psychology, Women, Women Health
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To Think Outside the Box, It Helps to Have a Box
Literally following metaphors of creative thinking—actually sitting “outside the box” to complete word tasks, for example enhances creative problem-solving, according to a recent study by the University of MichiganRoss School of Business professors Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and Suntae Kim. To draw these conclusions, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brain Sciences, Psychology, social psychology
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Chronic Pain Predicted By Brain’s Emotional Response
Chronic back pain, appear to show a different pattern in the region that handles emotional responses. Written by Catharine Paddock For the first time scientists have followed a group of people with the same new back injury over time and … Continue reading
Posted in Brain, Brain Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Psychology, Science
Tagged Brain Sciences, Mind Sciences, Pain, Psychology
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Exclusive: How To Give Up Smoking?? – Study
“It’s easy to quit smoking; I’ve done it hundreds of times.” — Mark Twain By Catharine Paddock There are many different ways to quit smoking. Some experts advocate using pharmacological products to help wean you off nicotine, others say all you … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Sciences, Cancer, Health, Smoking
Tagged Brain, Brain Sciences, Psychology, Research, social psychology
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How lefties, righties see the world differently
By Joan Raymond Be careful next time you cast a vote. Your “handedness” might make you choose the wrong candidate, according to a research review published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brain, Human Behaviour, Mind Sciences, Psychology, Research
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13 Common (But Silly) Superstitions
By Stephanie Pappas If you are spooked by Friday the 13th, you’re in for a whammy of a year. This week’s unlucky day is the first of three for 2012. And it would come as no surprise if many among us … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Behaviour, Psychology
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Drinking Coffee can reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes
Why do heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease on the increase around the world that can lead to serious health problems? Scientists are offering a new solution to that long-standing mystery … Continue reading
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Tagged Coffee, huma, Human Behaviour, Human Health, Psychology
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Want to know the Language of Lies?
It turns out to be difficult to tell when other people are lying By Art Markman There are lots of cues that we believe will tip us off to whether someone is telling the truth. We expect people telling the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brain Sciences, Psychology, Science
Tagged Brain, Mind Sciences, People, Psychology, social cognition, social emotions, social psychology
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Why we make Bad Decisions???
From Occupy Wall Street to on-line dating, our surroundings can dictate the choices we make. By Hannah Tepper What role do our surroundings have in the choices we make? Consider the fact that we are more likely to commit a “random” act of … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Sciences, Psychology, Science
Tagged Emotional Intelligence, Mind, Mind Sciences, Parents, People, Psychology, social cognition, social emotions, social psychology
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