News tagged with british journal of psychology
Study identifies best approach to policing football matches
Research by the University of Liverpool has found that public disorder at football matches can be reduced when police adopt a policy of dialogue and facilitation rather than deterrence and force.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2011 |
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The science behind deception
Think you can tell when people are lying? After decades of accepted methods for detecting lies, communications PhD student Edward Reynolds may have a case for challenging those tactics.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Do children understand irony?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study reveals 4-year-old children understand and can even use certain types of irony. The study was published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology by Stephanie Alexander, a PhD ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 13, 2010 |
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'Too fat to be a princess?' Study shows young girls worry about body image
Even before they start school, many young girls worry that they are fat. But a new study suggests watching a movie starring a stereotypically thin and beautiful princess may not increase children's anxieties.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Men better at distance vision due to hunter-gatherer past: study
Men are better at seeing things in the distance due to their hunter-gatherer past chasing animals, while women are better focusing on things at close range, a British study said Thursday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Barely legal -- new study into whether alcohol affects perceptions of age
A new study led by the University of Leicester has demonstrated that consuming alcohol did not affect how men judged the age of women. This has important legal implications if alcohol is cited as a cause of impairing judgement ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Mania linked to desire for fame, success: study
People with manic or bipolar tendencies have higher expectations of what they can achieve in terms of success, money and fame, a new study published Monday finds.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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