New research helps explain why girls do better in school
(Phys.org)—Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys—even when they perform worse on standardized tests?
Social Sciences
Jan 2, 2013
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News tagged with behavioral test
Scientists find that wolves can show attachment toward humans
When it comes to showing affection towards people, many dogs are naturals. Now, a new study in the journal Ecology and Evolution reports that the remarkable ability to show attachment behavior toward human caregivers also ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2022
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Elephants solve problems with personality
Just as humans have their own individual personalities, new research in the Journal of Comparative Psychology shows that elephants have personalities, too. Moreover, an elephant's personality may play an important role in ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2021
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Easy, tiger: study maps big cats' personalities
Ask any pet owner if their beloved companion has a personality and you'll most often get an emphatic "yes". But now tiger researchers can nod along too—a study published Wednesday reveals that the world's largest felines ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2023
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Study: People may use overconfidence to persuade or deceive others
A pair of researchers, one from the University of Munich, the other the University of Amsterdam has found that people may behave with overconfidence as a means to persuade or deceive other people. In their paper published ...
First experimental evidence supporting Hamilton's rule regarding kin selection in economic decision-making
Hamilton's rule—the mathematical relation quantifying the idea that genetically related subjects are more likely to help each other, even at the expense of their own survival—has been observed in many animal species, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 11, 2022
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Measles-like virus blamed for Atlantic dolphin deaths (Update)
A virus that is similar to measles in humans is suspected of killing hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins since July, US officials said Tuesday.
Ecology
Aug 27, 2013
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Researchers develop new method to address deep-seated biases in science, starting with birds
New UMBC research is helping dismantle gender and publication biases in science. A team of researchers working across disciplines has developed a new statistical technique to understand similarity, rather than difference, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2018
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CoursePower learning-management system visualizes behavior and improves academic performance by assisting instruction
Yokohama National University (YNU) and Fujitsu announced their joint development of a new feature for CoursePower, a Fujitsu learning management system for universities. Building on academic-log data accumulated in CoursePower, ...
Software
Dec 10, 2012
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Analysis of children's screen time studies shows both positive and negative outcomes
By analyzing the results of many prior studies on the use of screen-based technologies by children, an international team of psychologists and human biomechanics researchers has found mixed outcomes. In their study, reported ...
