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Monday, 04 August 2008 15:39
Child Bulllies Imitate Parents' Behaviour
A shove, a taunt or name-calling on the playground or in the hall, away from the eyesight, earshot and authority of the teacher – childhood bullying can involve physical contact, spreading rumors and other negative behaviors committed over and over again to intimidate, humiliate and isolate the receiver of the behavior. A review of national and international research on the issue is finding a family connection to the origins of young bullies.
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 11:41
Forensic Psychology - Bees Help To Find Serial Killers
If you are studying criminal psychology for the Edexcel A2 specification or you are interested in a degree in forensic psychology you may be interested in this new research on bumblebees, designed to help track down serial killers.
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 11:19
Improving Memory - Alliteration Affects Ability
From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have
always been an important aspect of poetry whether as an interesting
aesthetic touch or just as something fun to read. But a recent study
suggests that this literary technique is useful not only for poetry but
also for improving memory.
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 08:03
Women less happy than men in later life
According to new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of
Cambridge, and University of Southern California economist Richard
Easterlin, women start off happier then men, but end up unhappier in later life as they are less able to achieve their life goals.
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 07:26
Female Athletes More Likely to Have Eating Disorder Symptoms and Body Dissatisfaction
A new study has found that female undergraduate students who take part in sport and exercise are more likely to have attitudes and behaviours related to eating disorders. They were also more likely to exhibit eating disorder symptoms if they had higher anxiety about their sporting performance.The study was recently published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
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Monday, 28 July 2008 14:29
Oxytocin: The Happy Face Memory Hormone
oxytocin helps the formation of memories for happy faces, according to new research due to be published in the August 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry. Oxytocin is a hormone that is known to facilitate labour and breastfeeding, but is also thought to be involved in maternal bonding, trust and sexual arousal.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 11:38
Researchers Use Magic Tricks To Investigate Cognition
Researchers Use Magic Tricks To Investigate Cognition
Research that relates to the Perception section of the AQA (A) unit 4 specification has shown that magic tricks may help us
better understand how humans see, think, and act.
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:21
Deep Brain Stimulation Promising For Treatment Resistant Depression
A new biological treatment for Major Depressive Disorder is able to provide improvements for a significant proportion of patients, according to new research published in the online issue of Biological Psychiatry by scientists from the University of Toronto and Emory University School of Medicine.
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 18:12
Psychopathology: Brain Activity Could Be Used To Diagnose OCD
Psychopathology: Brain Activity Could Be Used To Diagnose OCD
Some new research has been unveiled that adds to a growing body of evidence supporting biological explanations of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; it further supports the link between the functioning of the orbitofrontal cortex and OCD.
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 10:32
Perception: Scientists create touch illusion
Perception: Scientists Create Touch Illusion
Students who will be studying perception for AQA-A Unit 4 might be interested in this new illusion by MIT researchers, which uses touch instead of vision to create the illusion.
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