News tagged with verbal
Remote control pushed aside by gesture-sensitive devices
The remote control has never been much beloved. If it's not getting lost or running out of batteries, the device - and its inscrutable buttons - is confusing some family member or acting as a totem in an argument about what ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Class in session: Upper middle class preschoolers silence less fortunate peers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Preschool upper middle class children tend to ask for help and argue their points effectively -- sometimes to the detriment of their classmates from working class families.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Memory problems may be sign of stroke risk
People who have memory problems or other declines in their mental abilities may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Scientists design system using RFID devices to guide blind visitors inside unfamiliar buildings
An electronic system developed by Aura Ganz, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, allows visually impaired people to safely navigate unfamiliar buildings using a three-ounce ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Childhood Personality Traits Predict Adult Behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- Personality traits observed in childhood are a strong predictor of adult behavior, a study by researchers at UC Riverside, the Oregon Research Institute and University of Oregon suggests.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Practice makes perfect? Consumers overestimate their ability to learn prior to purchase
Consumers give up on using products because they underestimate their learning abilities, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Making the invisible visible: Verbal -- not visual -- cues enhance visual detection
Cognitive psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania and University of California have shown that an image displayed too quickly to be seen by an observer can be detected if the participant first hears the name of the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Gender gap persists at highest levels of math and science testing
A study that examined 30 years of standardized test data from the very highest-scoring seventh graders has found that performance differences between boys and girls have narrowed considerably, but boys still outnumber girls ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Do toddlers pick up gender roles during play?
The differences in mothers' and fathers' interactions with their children, particularly in play situations, may influence toddlers' associations of specific behaviors with male and female genders. According to Eric Lindsey ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Protein linked to problems with executive thinking skills
New research shows that a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, is associated with brain changes that are linked to problems with executive thinking skills. The study is published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Happy or unhappy, the customer is always right
(PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding their dissatisfied customers and acting on the knowledge will help companies save money and reshape the way they conduct business, according to research by Heidi Kevoe Feldman, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Got cognitive activity? It does a mind good
If you don't have a college degree, you're at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimer's. Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for dementia, and it's well documented that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Brain imaging may help diagnose autism
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than children without ASDs, and measuring magnetic signals that mark this delay may become a standardized ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Young adults who exercise get higher IQ
Young adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more likely to go on to university, reveals a major new study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Walking, talking and memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- How easy is it to walk, talk and remember what was said? Dr Dee Way studied how actors learn a script and whether walking affects their memory performance.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2009 |
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