News tagged with emotional impact
Avatars develop real world skills
New research suggests that far from disengaging young people from real life, virtual worlds can provide unique environments that can help them learn and negotiate new situations.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Parents have nothing to fear from fast-tracking kids
A major national study has found that parents and teachers of gifted children are generally supportive of academic acceleration but continue to have concerns about the emotional impact of fast-tracking education.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Our best and worst moments occur within social relationships, research shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first study of its kind, researchers have found compelling evidence that our best and worst experiences in life are likely to involve not individual accomplishments, but interaction with other people ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 26, 2010 |
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The Scarlet I: Infertility survivors lend voices to U of I prof's new book
Infertility and isolation are soul sisters, says University of Illinois professor Constance Hoenk Shapiro. As friends, siblings, and co-workers effortlessly become pregnant and deliver babies that become the center of their ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Internet search process affects cognition, emotion
Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey. Half of these adults use the Web to find information via search ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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New study urges new thinking over UK government widening participation policy
Widening participation efforts in UK universities should do more than simply create a 'wow moment' for young people, according to a new study led by the University of Leicester.
May 14, 2009 |
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