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Psychologists' study finds TV ratings for kids' shows don't reflect aggressive content
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by psychologists from Iowa State University and Linfield College has found that TV ratings don't accurately reflect the aggressive content found in shows popular among children ...
Move over mean girls -- boys can be socially aggressive, too
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Society holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or social. Now a new analysis ...
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Gay men vent aggression through verbals, not violence – new study
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Young men can be aggressive - even during the season of goodwill. Now, a new study by University of East London (UEL) psychologist Tom Dickins shows how patterns of male aggression vary with sexual orientation.
TV Exposure May Be Associated With Aggressive Behavior in Young Children
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Three-year-old children who are exposed to more TV appear to be at an increased risk for exhibiting aggressive behavior, according to a new report co-authored by a researcher from Tulane University School ...
Despite 'peacenik' reputation, bonobos hunt and eat other primates too
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Oct 13, 2008 |
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Unlike the male-dominated societies of their chimpanzee relatives, bonobo society—in which females enjoy a higher social status than males—has a "make-love-not-war" kind of image. While chimpanzee males frequently band together ...
Australian zoo evacuated after orangutan escape
May 10, 2009 |
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An Australian zoo was evacuated Sunday when an orangutan escaped after using a branch to scale an electric fence around her enclosure, zoo officials said.
Angry faces: Research suggests link between facial structure and aggression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Angry words and gestures are not the only way to get a sense of how temperamental a person is. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, a quick glance at som ...
Children who are depressed, anxious or aggressive in first grade risk being victimized later on
May 15, 2009 |
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Children entering first grade with signs of depression and anxiety or excessive aggression are at risk of being chronically victimized by their classmates by third grade. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study that ...
Honey-bee aggression study suggests nurture alters nature
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A new study reveals that changes in gene expression in the brain of the honey bee in response to an immediate threat have much in common with more long-term and even evolutionary differences in honey-bee aggression. ...
Bosses who feel inadequate can turn into bullies
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bosses who are in over their heads are more likely to bully subordinates. That's because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them, according to new research from UC Berkeley and ...
Violence between couples is usually calculated, and does not result from loss of control
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Violence between couples is usually the result of a calculated decision-making process and the partner inflicting violence will do so only as long as the price to be paid is not too high. This is the conclusion of a new study ...
Road rage: Fuel vapor heightens aggression
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Outrageous prices may not be the only thing causing anger at the petrol pumps. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Physiology, has shown that rats exposed to fumes from leaded and unleaded gasoline become ...
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