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Request for Information: Suicide Prevention Research
A Call to Identify Key Methodological Roadblocks and Propose New Paradigms in Suicide Prevention Research The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announce a newly released Request for Information (RFI): A Call to Identify Key Methodological Roadblocks and Propose New Paradigms in Suicide Prevention Research. The RFI seeks input to identify the types of research tools needed to support rapid advancement in suicide prevention research.
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More fatal accidents among older drivers, report finds
Washington Post: Older drivers are much more likely to die in intersection crashes, and with each passing year the task of making a left turn becomes more challenging, according to a report released Wednesday. The exhaustive compilation of years of research underscores a dispiriting bottom line: The first baby boomers began turning 65 last year, and as more members join the ranks of elderly, their inability to navigate traffic is forecast to result in more highway deaths. Read the whole story: Washington Post
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Solving the mystery of ‘Little Albert’
Macleans: He is one of the most famous babies in history, but until recently his real name was unknown. Almost every undergraduate who takes a psychology course has met “Little Albert,” the pseudonymous infant who was the subject of a famous experiment by John B. Watson (1879-1958). Watson founded the theoretical school of “behaviourism,” which sought to reduce psychology to observable laws, excluding interior mental states altogether, and considered the mind to be infinitely suggestible and plastic.
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Research shows toddlers understand right from wrong at just 19 months
Daily Mail: Children know the difference between right and wrong before they reach the age of two, according to new research published today. Scientists have found that babies aged between 19 and 21 months understand fairness and can apply it in different situations. They say it is the first time that having a sense of fairness has been identified in children at such a young age. Researchers say babies will watch a scene for longer if they think it contains something unfair, so in two experiments the tots were timed on how long they watched a live scenario about fairness. In the first, 19-month-olds saw two giraffe puppets given either a toy each or both toys to one of the giraffes.
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Narrative Identity 101
Public Radio International: So if our identities are just stories... what does that mean for our lives, our memories, our mental health? Jonathan Adler is a psychologist who studies narrative identity. He tells Jim Fleming that his research found that our sense of well-being is based on the tone of our internal narratives rather than the stories themselves. Listen to the story: Public Radio International
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Wird man beim Bund zum Mann?
bild der wissenschaft: Das Militär prägt die Persönlichkeit – und umgekehrt "Die Bundeswehr lässt junge Kerle zu echten Männern reifen" – dieser Ausspruch hat offenbar einen wahren Kern, zumindest wenn man "Männlichkeit" auf der Basis traditioneller Rollenerwartungen definiert. Denn laut einer Studie unter Beteiligung von Wissenschaftlern der Universität Tübingen beeinflusst der Wehrdienst in substanzieller Weise, wie verträglich sie im Umgang mit anderen Personen sind. Charakterliche Veränderungen nachzuvollziehen, ist äußerst kompliziert.