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UrduCould artificial intelligence improve educational and clinical decisions made by your child’s teacher, or your mental-health professional or even your medical doctor? Yes, indeed, says a study by an UdeM psychoeducator and behaviour analyst published in Perspectives on Behavior Science…
Tag: PERSONALITY/ATTITUDE
The ‘place’ of emotions
A study of the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca describes how affective states are mapped in the brain
Performance and age only partially explain gender pay gap for New Zealand researchers
Fine-grained data surface new insights into gender disparities at universities
Americans perceive likelihood of nuclear weapons risk as 50/50 tossup
Consumption of media plays significant role in how different generations think about nuclear weapon detonation on US soil
E-cigarette popularity on Instagram is still growing despite an FDA anti-vaping campaign
A first-of-its-kind study of over 200,000 Instagram posts showed that positive vaping hashtags are used 10,000 times more often than an FDA awareness campaign hashtag, highlighting limited impacts to address the growing use of vaping among young users
E-cigarette popularity on Instagram is still growing despite an FDA anti-vaping campaign
A first-of-its-kind study of over 200,000 Instagram posts showed that positive vaping hashtags are used 10,000 times more often than an FDA awareness campaign hashtag, highlighting limited impacts to address the growing use of vaping among young users
Performance and age only partially explain gender pay gap for New Zealand researchers
Fine-grained data surface new insights into gender disparities at universities
Performance and age only partially explain gender pay gap for New Zealand researchers
Fine-grained data surface new insights into gender disparities at universities
Americans perceive likelihood of nuclear weapons risk as 50/50 tossup
Consumption of media plays significant role in how different generations think about nuclear weapon detonation on US soil
Americans perceive likelihood of nuclear weapons risk as 50/50 tossup
Consumption of media plays significant role in how different generations think about nuclear weapon detonation on US soil
E-cigarette popularity on Instagram is still growing despite an FDA anti-vaping campaign
A first-of-its-kind study of over 200,000 Instagram posts showed that positive vaping hashtags are used 10,000 times more often than an FDA awareness campaign hashtag, highlighting limited impacts to address the growing use of vaping among young users
Entrepreneurs have different storytelling styles for presenting business
Not all companies succeed for one reason or another and statistics highlight that every second Finnish company will cease operations within five years of founding. A new study entitled Post-Failure Impression Management: A Typology of Entrepreneurs’ Public Narratives after Business…
US is polarizing faster than other democracies, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years — more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany — a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…
‘Love hormone’ improves attachment issues in people with autism
A team led by Professor Kaat Alaerts (KU Leuven) recruited 40 adult men with autism spectrum disorder to take part in their study. “In a first stage, we examined the amount of oxytocin produced by the participants themselves. The subjects…
Entrepreneurs have different storytelling styles for presenting business
Not all companies succeed for one reason or another and statistics highlight that every second Finnish company will cease operations within five years of founding. A new study entitled Post-Failure Impression Management: A Typology of Entrepreneurs’ Public Narratives after Business…
US is polarizing faster than other democracies, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years — more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany — a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…
‘Love hormone’ improves attachment issues in people with autism
A team led by Professor Kaat Alaerts (KU Leuven) recruited 40 adult men with autism spectrum disorder to take part in their study. “In a first stage, we examined the amount of oxytocin produced by the participants themselves. The subjects…
New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics
People who had recently used psychedelics such as psilocybin report a sustained improvement in mood and feeling closer to others after the high has worn off, shows a new Yale study published the week of Jan. 20 in the journal…
New research confirms lingering mood benefit of psychedelics
People who had recently used psychedelics such as psilocybin report a sustained improvement in mood and feeling closer to others after the high has worn off, shows a new Yale study published the week of Jan. 20 in the journal…
Clubs and bars must support women by cracking down on sexual aggression
Nightclubs and bars must create a supportive environment that cracks down on unwanted sexual attention and allows women to enjoy their nights out, according to a new study. Increasing numbers of women are prepared to speak back to sexual harassment…
Advisers not enough to guarantee a strong retirement
New research from the University of Missouri highlights importance of employees asking questions about their retirement plans
How zebra finches learn to sing
The ability to learn new motor skills is critical to almost all aspects of our lives. From the time a baby is born, it learns to move its arms and hands, to pronounce words and to walk. Such skills are…
Advisers not enough to guarantee a strong retirement
New research from the University of Missouri highlights importance of employees asking questions about their retirement plans
How zebra finches learn to sing
The ability to learn new motor skills is critical to almost all aspects of our lives. From the time a baby is born, it learns to move its arms and hands, to pronounce words and to walk. Such skills are…
Study examines attitudes toward transgender athletes
The research published in the journal Sex Roles identifies sports fans as a significant source of resistance to transgender participation on sports teams that match their gender identity
‘Marshmallow test’ redux: Children show better self-control when they depend on each other
New research ‘attests to the strong motivational consequences that simply being in a cooperative context has for children from early on in development’
Study examines attitudes toward transgender athletes
The research published in the journal Sex Roles identifies sports fans as a significant source of resistance to transgender participation on sports teams that match their gender identity
‘Marshmallow test’ redux: Children show better self-control when they depend on each other
New research ‘attests to the strong motivational consequences that simply being in a cooperative context has for children from early on in development’
Program proves effective in preventing dating violence with middle school students
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2020 – Coaching Boys Into Men, a program that seeks to prevent dating violence and sexual assault, reduces abusive behaviors among middle school male athletes toward their female peers, according to clinical trial results published today in…
Program proves effective in preventing dating violence with middle school students
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2020 – Coaching Boys Into Men, a program that seeks to prevent dating violence and sexual assault, reduces abusive behaviors among middle school male athletes toward their female peers, according to clinical trial results published today in…
Program proves effective in preventing dating violence with middle school students
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2020 – Coaching Boys Into Men, a program that seeks to prevent dating violence and sexual assault, reduces abusive behaviors among middle school male athletes toward their female peers, according to clinical trial results published today in…
Hikikomori: New definition helps identify, treat extreme social isolation
Modern tools to improve interpersonal communication may be having the opposite effect
It’s not about East and West, it’s about top and bottom
New study shows the influence of income and education on everyday experiences of social appreciation and disrespect in Germany
Harvard researchers help explain link between emotion and addictive substance use
In set of four integrated studies, Harvard researchers find that sadness, but not all negative emotions, heightens craving to smoke and likelihood of relapse
A conversation could be the answer to successful rehabilitation of prisoners
Researchers have found people on the brink of release from a prison sentence have lost any sense of being connected to the outside world and, as a result, become prejudiced towards wider society. Seeing the outside world as this ‘other’…
Harvard researchers help explain link between emotion and addictive substance use
In set of four integrated studies, Harvard researchers find that sadness, but not all negative emotions, heightens craving to smoke and likelihood of relapse
A conversation could be the answer to successful rehabilitation of prisoners
Researchers have found people on the brink of release from a prison sentence have lost any sense of being connected to the outside world and, as a result, become prejudiced towards wider society. Seeing the outside world as this ‘other’…
‘Gift of life’ marketing fails to motivate many donors
Blood and organ donors are thin on the ground but maybe better marketing could help: QUT researchers
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.
How does your body respond to feelings of moral outrage? It depends on your politics
When you see someone being unfair, disloyal or uncaring toward others, do you feel a sense of moral outrage in the form of a twisting stomach, pounding heart or flushing face? And is it possible that your body’s response depends…
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.
How does your body respond to feelings of moral outrage? It depends on your politics
When you see someone being unfair, disloyal or uncaring toward others, do you feel a sense of moral outrage in the form of a twisting stomach, pounding heart or flushing face? And is it possible that your body’s response depends…
Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children
In a pair of studies, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University offer insight into a set of traits often characterized by a lack of empathy and sensitivity to others’ emotions
Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children
In a pair of studies, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University offer insight into a set of traits often characterized by a lack of empathy and sensitivity to others’ emotions
How can groups apologize sincerely? It’s going to cost them
A research team led by Professor OHTSUBO Yohsuke of Kobe University’s Graduate School of Humanities has been investigating how group apologies are perceived. Their results revealed that apologies that are costly for the apologizing organization are deemed to be more…
Luxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyers
Researchers surveyed luxury consumers about how they felt after they made pricey purchases
New study shows how patients’ health values can impact vital pelvic floor treatment
The value women put on health has direct effect on treatment outcomes
Luxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyers
Researchers surveyed luxury consumers about how they felt after they made pricey purchases