Search results for positive statements
The problem with self-help books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2009 |
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In times of doubt and uncertainty, many Americans turn to self-help books in search of encouragement, guidance and self-affirmation. The positive self-statements suggested in these books, such as "I am a lovable person" or ...
True or false? How our brain processes negative statements
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Every day we are confronted with positive and negative statements. By combining the new, incoming information with what we already know, we are usually able to figure out if the statement is true or false. Previous research ...
Presidential debates are mostly positive and emphasize policy
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are preparing for their first presidential debate this week. William Benoit, one of the nation's leading experts on political campaigns at the University of Missouri, says ...
Put on a happy face: It helps you see the big picture
Nov 17, 2008 |
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That photo of your smiling kids on the refrigerator door might do more than just make you feel good; you might make healthier food choices after looking at it. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that pos ...
Presidential candidates' television ads most negative in history
Oct 31, 2008 |
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The 2008 presidential campaign, as reflected in candidates' television spots, has been one of the most negative campaigns in history. A University of Missouri professor analyzed this year's candidates' television spots, including ...
MU expert looks back to debate 1 and forward to the vice presidential debate
Sep 29, 2008 |
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The 2008 presidential campaign has been running for a very long time, but we have now entered another phase with the commencement of the debates. Friday night saw the first presidential debate of 2008, between John McCain ...
New Cortex Study Uncovers How We Recognize What is True and What is False
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 17, 2009 |
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A recent neuroimaging study reveals that the ability to distinguish true from false in our daily lives involves two distinct processes. Previous research relied heavily on the premise that true and false statements are both ...
MU professor analyzes presidential debates
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Now that the general election debates are over, University of Missouri Professor of Communication Willliam Benoit has analyzed the content of the three encounters between Senators McCain and Obama. He found that, overall, ...
Optimism experts handicap the presidential election with about 6 weeks remaining until Nov. 4
Sep 26, 2008 |
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With less than six weeks until the general election, a University of Pennsylvania study analyzing the relative optimism of the 2008 presidential and vice presidential candidates has found Barack Obama and John McCain to be ...
God or science? A belief in one weakens positive feelings for the other
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2008 |
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A person's unconscious attitudes toward science and God may be fundamentally opposed, researchers report, depending on how religion and science are used to answer "ultimate" questions such as how the universe ...
With age comes a sense of peace and calm, study shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 19, 2008 |
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Aging brings a sense of peace and calm, according to a new study from the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Starting at about age 60, participants reported more feelings of ease and contentment ...
Belief, disbelief and uncertainty activate distinct brain regions
Dec 10, 2007 |
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The capacity of the human mind to believe or disbelieve a statement is a powerful force for controlling both behavior and emotion, but the basis of these states in the brain is not yet understood. A new study found that belief, ...
Individuals with social phobia see themselves differently
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Magnetic resonance brain imaging reveals that patients with generalized social phobia respond differently than others to negative comments about themselves, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Ps ...
High self-esteem may be culturally universal, international study shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 07, 2007 |
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The notion that East Asians, Japanese in particular, are self-effacing and have low self-esteem compared to Americans may well describe the surface view of East Asian personality, but misses the picture revealed by recently ...
Social Responsibility Does Not Mitigate Negative Market Response Due to Crisis, New Study Finds
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Clients of the major accounting firm Arthur Anderson sustained negative stock-market returns following public announcement that the firm had shredded documents related to its infamous Enron audit in 2002. ...
