News tagged with mental game

Study: The right strategy doesn't guarantee advantage in auctions, real estate or stock market

Who wouldn't pay a penny for a sports car? That's the mentality some popular online auctions take advantage of -- the opportunity to get an expensive item for very little money.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

How chimps, monkeys and humans compare on a level playing field

(PhysOrg.com) -- A problem faced by scientists comparing the mental abilities of humans, chimpanzees, apes, and monkeys is that the humans are tested by their own species and understand the requirements of the tests, while ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

SKorea targets Internet addicts; 2 million hooked

(AP) -- Day and night, Lee Mi-hwa's son stays on his computer, slaying dragons in his online fantasy world while his dinner and homework sit untouched.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Family support helps African-American boys with depression

(PhysOrg.com) -- Teen African-American boys cope with their depression by getting support from relatives, but feel apprehensive about seeking professional help, a new study says.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Racing, shooting and zapping your way to better visual skills

Do your kids want a Wii, a PlayStation or an Xbox 360 this year? This holiday gift season is packed with popular gaming systems and adrenaline-pumping, sharpshooting games. What's a parent to do? Is there any redeeming value ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New study finds links between video-game playing and health risks in adults

While video gaming is generally perceived as a pastime for children and young adults, research shows that the average age of players in the United States is 35. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Learning curve: Tricks to resist temptation

Here's good news for dieters who face food challenges in the break room every day: A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that our resistance gets a boost after we've just been exposed to similar temptations.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research provides new view of the way young children think

For parents who have found themselves repeating the same warnings or directions to their toddler over and over to no avail, new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder offers them an answer as to why their toddlers ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0