News tagged with psychological sense
Mountain spine is a quake hotspot
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Scientists said a killer earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday occurred in a notorious trouble spot and warned further powerful shocks in the coming months could not be ruled out.
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The paradox of loyalty
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2009 |
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In the wake of the Iraq invasion, many U.S. citizens who disagreed with the Bush Administration's decision detached themselves from politics. On the other hand, a surprising number of people became more patriotic in spite ...
Life lessons: Where psychology stands on living well
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Unfortunately for us, there is no formula for fulfillment or guide to life satisfaction; however, humans have turned to philosophy, religion and science time and again for answers to our existential questions. We may have ...
Reading Kafka, watching Lynch improves learning, study suggests
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Reading a book by Franz Kafka -- or watching a film by director David Lynch -- could make you smarter.
Stories we tell about national trauma reflect our psychological well-being
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Jul 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the F. W. Olin College of Engineering finds that in the aftermath of national trauma, the ability to make sense out of what happened has implications ...
Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'
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Aug 08, 2009 |
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A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better ...
How knowledge is power: researchers link education, personal control
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Well-educated people feel a greater sense of personal control in their lives and new University of Toronto research pinpoints some of the reasons why.
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 ...
Psychologist explores perception of fear in human sweat
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 06, 2009 |
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When threatened, many animals release chemicals as a warning signal to members of their own species, who in turn react to the signals and take action. Research by Rice University psychologist Denise Chen suggests a similar ...
Sleight of hand and sense of self
Aug 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An illusion that tricks people into believing a rubber hand belongs to them isn’t all in the mind, Oxford University researchers have found. They have observed a physical response as well, ...
Coming of age on the Internet
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2009 |
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In the mid-90s, the Internet seemed like a dark place. Indeed, scientific studies from that time were documenting some real risks for teenagers, including fewer close friendships and more tenuous connections with family. ...
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