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Psychology
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Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled |
 ...surgeons scored 47 percent better on the test. The results of 15 surgeons who never played video games were much lower.
One of the authors who developed the study is Douglas Gentile. He works as a psychology professor at the Iowa State University. Mr. Gentile says that it was a surprise for him to find out that there was such a strong influence of video games on surgical skills.
Apart from surgery, the study showe... |
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Young hackers are just curious |
 ...Most teenagers hacking and invading computer systems are doing it for fun rather than to cause harm, psychologists say.
Shirley McGuire, a specialist in psychology of the University of San Francisco says that very often parents do not understand the motivation of the teenagers who commit computer crimes. In an anonymous experiment, she questioned more than 4,800 students in San Diego area to find out the truth about ... |
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A Memorable Speaker - Not the One Speaking Clearly |
 ...d disfluencies, the volunteers got 62 per cent of words correct compared to 55 per cent for sentences with no stumbles.
According to Dr Martin Corley, Edinburgh University's School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, a disfluency becomes a useful interruption to the expected ritual of things. It is the same as if we were saying to ourselves "It's better to pay attention now, because what I expected was go... |
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Scientist Predicts Humans Will Marry Robots |
 ...sticated robots will lead to more intimate relationships between them.
Levy's opinion is based on his analysis of 450 publications in the variety of fields such as robotics, materials science, psychology, sociology, artificial intelligence, sexology, gender studies and computer-human interaction.
His research implies that today's trend like more liberated attitude towards sex, or human passion for virtual pets... |
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Researchers Suggest: More Happiness Results in More Suffering |
 ...According to the latest multi-cultural study, people who feel happy in general shouldn't try to become even happier as in fact they risk to become less happy.
The study conducted by psychology professor Shigehiro Oishi (University of Virginia) and his colleagues from three other institutions suggests that on average, European-Americans feel happy in general. They feel more happy than Asian-Americans, Japanese or Kore... |
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Humor - Pretty Important at Workplace |
 ...rature from numerous disciplines related to the subject. The researcher has analyzed hundreds of sources to make the case that humor is actually serious business.
Chris Robert, who also works as a psychology teacher at MU... |
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Blondes Make Men Act More Silly, Study Says |
 ...this effect can be explained by the fact that men were unconsciously thinking they were dealing with someone who was less smart.
Thierry Meyer, joint author of the research and professor of social psychology at the University of Paris X-Nanterre said that the study shows how stereotypes can influence our behavior. Blondes can make men act silly just because they represent a common stereotype of "dumb blonde".
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Hard-Rock and Classic Music Could Lead to Road Accidents, New Survey Says |
 ...from other countries, namely from Russia say that it is a well known fact that acoustic vibrations have a certain effect on the human body. Elena Rusalkina, deputy director of Russian Institute of Ecopsychology says that "hard" music makes a person more aggressive and this person would subconsciously tend to put out this aggression by gaining speed in order to raise the adrenaline level in the blood.
Some experts are of... |
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Loved Kids Have Higher IQ |
 ...ids who joined the foster family at an earliest age had the best results on IQ tests. Those children who were living with their biological parents had an average I.Q. of 109.
Some specialists in psychology had long being saying that institutionalization may play a major role.
Seth Pollak, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin said that the findings of the study will encourage international adoption poli... |
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Men are Simply not Programmed to Resist the Temptation, Study Says |
 ...available woman. Women, otherwise, are more likely to appreciate their current relationships more, when meeting an attractive stranger.
A study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that men also think that flirting with an attractive woman will not do any harm to their relationships, while women see flirting as a threatening sign and tend to protect their relationships.
The study i... |
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Robots to Become Our Shoulder to Cry on |
 ...the emotional state of a person.
To create such an empathic robot, scientists need to integrate their knowledge in various fields, including robotics, adaptive systems, developmental and comparative psychology, neuroscience and ethology.
The study claims to teach robots detect even the slightest differences in emotional state. For example, if a person cries out in pain, the robot will alter its behavior and act more co... |
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Baby's Smile Lights Up Mother's Brain |
 ... which supports the theory that mothers are biologically programmed to care.
"The smile just by itself - just by seeing it - is a powerful social reward," outlined Dr. Ross Thompson, a professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis.
"And it's a social reward, especially for mothers who are invested in helping that baby feel good," he added.
The research states that the neurotransmitter dopamine is ... |
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Nicotine Addition is Not Associated With Nicotine Itself |
 ...A new study suggests that nicotine addiction may not come from nicotine itself. The influence may be in the way nicotine boosts other experiences.
The research performed by Kansas State University psychology professor provides details on why nicotine can make a cup of coffee for a former smoker even better.
Matthew Palmatier, who works as an assistant professor of psychology at Kansas State University, explains that pe... |
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