items tagged with Psychology
Preferences, past choices predict future decisions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-30 09:43:57
According to research in the United Kingdom, your past preferences and present choices determine your attitudes of preferring things and making decisions in the future about such pleasurable things as cars, expensive gifts, and vacation spots.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-30 09:43:57
According to research in the United Kingdom, your past preferences and present choices determine your attitudes of preferring things and making decisions in the future about such pleasurable things as cars, expensive gifts, and vacation spots.
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Got babies making hand gestures? That’s GOOD!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-19 10:13:32
Based on a study conducted by U.S. researchers with 14-month-old children, the more hand gestures and signals that a child makes the better his or her vocabulary will be when they enter kindergarten.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-19 10:13:32
Based on a study conducted by U.S. researchers with 14-month-old children, the more hand gestures and signals that a child makes the better his or her vocabulary will be when they enter kindergarten.
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Brain Drain: Hey, look at the elderly 20somethings!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-17 11:40:26
According to new U.S. research, humans reach their peak of mental abilities at the age of 22 years, and begin to age with respect to their brain’s ability to think and reason in their twenties. The research is not without its critics, but it does make a person think--or, at least, try to think on a subpar level if you're over 27 years of age.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-03-17 11:40:26
According to new U.S. research, humans reach their peak of mental abilities at the age of 22 years, and begin to age with respect to their brain’s ability to think and reason in their twenties. The research is not without its critics, but it does make a person think--or, at least, try to think on a subpar level if you're over 27 years of age.
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Women show optimism, trust are keys to long, healthy lives
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-09 08:14:27
A U.S. research team studied the rates of death and incidences of chronic diseases in a large number of women, and compared them with whether the women were optimistic or pessimistic, and either trusting or distrusting. So, do you see yourself mostly happy or sad, and do you trust or distrusts people?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-09 08:14:27
A U.S. research team studied the rates of death and incidences of chronic diseases in a large number of women, and compared them with whether the women were optimistic or pessimistic, and either trusting or distrusting. So, do you see yourself mostly happy or sad, and do you trust or distrusts people?
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No lady luck: Gambling near-misses can be addictive
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-17 10:10:03
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that gamblers who have near-misses while playing slot machines are stimulating parts of their brains that involve addictions in humans and increase their desire to continue gambling.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-17 10:10:03
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that gamblers who have near-misses while playing slot machines are stimulating parts of their brains that involve addictions in humans and increase their desire to continue gambling.
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