Wolf packs don't actually have alpha males and alpha females, the idea is based on a misunderstanding
You may have heard that a wolf pack is led by an alpha pair.
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News tagged with young adults
Employment status affects our morals around money
In the study 'Moral consequences of becoming unemployed', endorsed by the prestigious scientific journal PNAS, researchers at the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Economics and Business and at the University of Nottingham (UK) have analysed ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2016
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Young adults turn crushes into love, study suggests
The image of young adults living in a hookup culture with emotionally meaningless relationships might be a common theme in movies and daytime talk shows. But it does not seem to be the norm in real college life, suggests ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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Graphic PSAs Increase Texting While Driving
(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphic accident videos cause young adults to text and talk while driving more often.
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2010
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Best predictor of arrest rates? The 'birth lottery of history'
Social scientists have had a longstanding fixation on moral character, demographic information, and socioeconomic status when it comes to analyzing crime and arrest rates. The measures have become traditional markers used ...
Social Sciences
May 21, 2021
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Phones are making people more, not less, social, researcher says
Smartphones are getting a bum rap. The common perception that as people become increasingly attached to their devices they are becoming less social is just wrong, according to Stanford communication scholar Gabriella Harari.
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2020
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Cupid's arrow: Research illuminates laws of attraction
We've heard the clichés: "It was love at first sight," "It's inner beauty that truly matters," and "Opposites attract." But what's really at work in selecting a romantic or sexual partner?
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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Parents' reactions while helping with math shape young children's achievement
As educators and industry mull strategies for attracting more young adults to math-oriented professions, a new study in the journal Child Development suggests that children's early experiences doing math homework and activities ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2022
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Researchers study effects of infidelity on long-term relationships
Both men and women in committed relationships cheat for a number of reasons, despite overwhelmingly condemning the action, according to recent surveys. In a new study, a team of Penn State researchers explored the prevalence ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2016
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The best way to help homeless youth is hardly ever used
Teens without homes, many of whom have suffered at the hands of those entrusted with providing them care and kindness, often refuse to seek warmth and nourishment at shelters.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2016
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