Wednesday, 29 December 2010 13:17
Can How You Think About Your Age Affect Your Health
Maybe age really is just a number. How young or old someone feels has a huge influence on their health and how other people view them. An article published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reviews the research and suggests that feeling young can actually make you look young—and have the health of a younger person, too.
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Thursday, 09 December 2010 11:43
Parent's Evenings - Not About The Student
Many of you will be facing the dreaded Parent's evening this week. If you are a student, fear not - it's not really about you and teacher's are usually positive, according to recent research.
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Wednesday, 08 December 2010 14:39
I Got Chills, They're Multiplying...
Most people feel chills and shivers in response to music that thrills them, but some people feel these chills often and others feel them hardly at all. People who are particularly open to new experiences are most likely to have chills in response to music, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE).
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Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:47
Genes, Testosterone and Aggression
A new study by Peter Hurd, a Psychologist from the University of Alberta, has found a link between a gene that determines a person's sensitivity to testosterone and aggression.
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Aggression
Tuesday, 07 December 2010 10:16
Fake Accents Help Understanding
Did you laugh at ex England Manager Steve McLaren when he famously imitated a Dutch accent when being interviewed on TV in the Netherlands (see video below)? Well, he may have been on to something, because new research has shown that changing your accent to match that of the person you are speaking to can help you understand them better.
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Wednesday, 01 December 2010 16:47
Is Infidelity Genetic?
Being unfaithful may be influenced by genetics, according to a new study. Does this give philanderers a convenient excuse? Well.... maybe...
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Relationships
Tuesday, 30 November 2010 13:21
Attachment Memories Boosted by Oxytocin
The hormone oxytocin intesifies men's memories of how caring their mother's were during the attachment process according to new research.
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Attachment
Monday, 29 November 2010 10:03
Lose Weight By Buying Food With Cash
If you want to eat more healthily, pay for your shopping using cash. Apparently, using a credit or debit card to pay for your food leads to more impulsive unhealthy purchases.
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Eating Behaviour
Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:39
Lower Class People Better At Judging Emotion
New research has found that the upper-class people are worse at judging other's emotions than those of a lower social class.
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Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:27
McGurk Effect Located In The Brain
Researchers from the University of Texas Medical School have found the region of the brain region responsible for the McGurk Effect, an auditory phenomenon in which viewing lips moving out of sync with words creates other words (see video clip).
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