News tagged with psychological bulletin

Study demonstrates sexual attraction to those who resemble our parents, ourselves

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers reporting in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin last week say people are drawn to others who resemble their parents or themselves. This may explain why incest taboos are found in man ...

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created Jul 28, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (23) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

Study proves conclusively that violent video game play makes more aggressive kids

Iowa State University Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Anderson has made much of his life's work studying how violent video game play affects youth behavior. And he says a new study he led, analyzing 130 research ...

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created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (16) | comments 36 | with audio podcast

Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October ...

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Women's quest for romance conflicts with scientific pursuits, study finds

Four new studies by researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from academic majors and activities related to science, technology, engineering ...

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created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Feeling angry? Say a prayer and the wrath fades away

Saying a prayer may help many people feel less angry and behave less aggressively after someone has left them fuming, new research suggests.

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created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (12) | comments 33 | with audio podcast

Large study shows females are equal to males in math skills

(PhysOrg.com) -- The mathematical skills of boys and girls, as well as men and women, are substantially equal, according to a new examination of existing studies in the current online edition of journal Psychological Bulletin.

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created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Narcissists bring pluses, minuses to the workplace

(PhysOrg.com) -- You know the type: self-aggrandizing, self-indulgent and self-absorbed.

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created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Materialistic people liked less by peers than 'experiential' people, study says

People who pursue happiness through material possessions are liked less by their peers than people who pursue happiness through life experiences, according to a new study led by University of Colorado at Boulder psychology ...

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created Apr 14, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Self-control is contagious, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Before patting yourself on the back for resisting that cookie or kicking yourself for giving in to temptation, look around. A new University of Georgia study has revealed that self-control -- or the lack ...

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created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Worldwide study finds few gender differences in math abilities

Girls around the world are not worse at math than boys, even though boys are more confident in their math abilities, and girls from countries where gender equity is more prevalent are more likely to perform better on mathematics ...

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created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Personalities judged by physical appearance alone

Observers were able to accurately judge some aspects of a stranger's personality from looking at photographs, according to a study in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSBP), the official monthl ...

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Researchers explore how power influences interpretation

A newly completed New York University study of public reaction to the 9/11 attacks concludes that people in positions of power, from government officials to managers working on Wall Street to military personnel, tended to ...

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

People sometimes seek the truth, but most prefer like-minded views

We swim in a sea of information, but filter out most of what we see and hear. A new analysis of data from dozens of studies sheds new light on how we choose what we do and do not hear. The study found that ...

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 9

Study: Video games can teach helpful behavior, too

(PhysOrg.com) -- Previous research by Iowa State University psychologists has found that violent video games can teach children to be aggressive, producing more aggressive behaviors over time. But according ...

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Study: Embrace the 'Dwight Schrutes' in your office for better performance

Nobody wants to share a cubicle with a new hire like Dwight Schrute.

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0