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Parents of young boys may want to encourage moderation when it comes to their kids' video game habits. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, owning a video-game system may hamper academic development in some children. Psychological scientists Robert Weis and Brittany C... Read More »
The theory of planned behavior (TPB) has been applied to many areas of research in physical activity with varying degrees of success I would argue. This paper looks at the ability of TPB to predict participation in physical activity and explored the development of activity habits in a 12-week study. Gym members completed standard theory of planned behavior measures at baseline and follow-up. Th Read More »
Professor Karl Friston is one of the most prominent (and prolific) researchers in the field of neuroimaging. His contributions to methodological development in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are immense:He invented statistical parametric mapping; SPM is an international standard for analysing imaging data and rests on the general linear model and random field theory (developed wit Read More »
When it comes to avoiding infection, a growing body of evidence suggests we don't just have a physiological immune system, we also have a behavioural immune system - one that alerts us to people likely to be carrying disease, and that puts us off interacting with them. Indeed, there's research showing that people who are more fearful of disease tend to hold more xenophobic attitudes and to displa Read More »
A number of interesting revelations to be had here, and all to do with our choices of ‘mate’.And by mate, I don’t mean the antipodean colloquialism meaning ‘friend’.  Nope, I mean mate as in, you know, someone you want to shag.  As it were.The first revelation in this paper* is that, for the most part, [...][Click on the hyperlinked headline for more of the goodness] Read More »
Eric Massi is quitting Congress because he fools around with men sexually, but he's not allowed to say he's gay. He's not allowed to say it because you can't be gay and a politician where he lives. That's the situational reason.The psychological reason he can't be gay is because he doesn't want to be gay - he wants to have a wife and kids, along with (previously) wanting to be a Congressperson. Read More »
Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) was honored last night by the American Psychological Association for his advocacy work and legislative accomplishments on mental health issues. The APA presented Kennedy with the 2010 Outstanding Leadership Award, given annually to a member of Congress who has prominently championed the goals of professional psychology... Read More »
New research reveals for the first time how our brains coordinate two different types of attention and why we may be temporarily blinded by surprises. Read More »
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