News tagged with journal of environmental psychology
Students exposed to cell phone ringtones score 25 percent worse
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May 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A flurry of recent research has documented that talking on a cell phone poses a dangerous distraction for drivers and others whose attention should be focused elsewhere. Now, a new study in ...
Height, style of 'McMansions' are what turn off neighbors
Feb 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study provides a first glimpse of exactly what people find offensive about super-sized houses which have sprouted up in neighborhoods around the country.
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Unrealistic optimism prompts risky behavior
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Nov 17, 2009 |
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Unrealistic optimism about drinking behavior can lead to later alcohol-related problems, according to research published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official monthly journa ...
When it comes to going green, people want smaller gains now, not bigger gains later
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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People make environmental choices the same way they manage money, preferring smaller gains right away to bigger gains later, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Study: Portion size is all in your mind
Jun 21, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say you can ignore the number of portions listed on nutrition labels -- the scientists say portion size is all in your mind.
A warm TV can drive away feelings of loneliness and rejection
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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Not all technology meets human needs, and some technologies provide only the illusion of having met your needs.
Brain responds to human voice in one fifth of a second
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychology researchers have found the sound of the human voice can be recognised by the brain in less than one fifth of a second.
The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can pr ...
Virtual reality games could help bullying victims
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual reality games could help children to escape victimisation and bullying at school, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
Study finds genetic link between sleep disorders and depression in young children
Feb 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep was the first to use twin data to examine the longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression. Results of this study demonstrate that sleep problems predict later ...
Gender-based pay gaps among US faculty
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Before the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law by President Kennedy, women earned about fifty percent less than men. Nationally, women still earn an average of thirty percent less than men regardless of education, choice ...
The pain of torture can make the innocent seem guilty
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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The rationale behind torture is that pain will make the guilty confess, but a new study by researchers at Harvard University finds that the pain of torture can make even the innocent seem guilty.
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