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Optimism helps teens tackle anxiety
Times of India: Training teens to develop a positive outlook might help them tackle anxiety effectively as adults, according to a new research. "For example, I might wave at someone I recently met on the other side of the street," says experimental psychologist Jennifer Lau from Oxford University, who led the study. "If they don't wave back, I might think they didn't remember me - or alternatively, I might think they're snubbing me. People with anxiety are more likely to assume the latter interpretation," Lau said Read more: Times of India
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Was dem Huhn ins Ohr geht
Bild der Wissenschaft: Die kleinen Hühner wurden für die Tests bereits kurz nach dem Schlüpfen darauf trainiert, einem kleinen roten Plastikzylinder zu folgen. Im eigentlichen Test ein paar Tage später setzten die Forscher sie dann in eine weißlackierte Holzkiste, in der auf jeder Seite ein Lautsprecher installiert war. Vor den Boxen war auf jeder Seite einer der roten Zylinder angebracht, wobei die gesamte Installation aus Sicht der Hühner jeweils hinter einem Gazevorhang versteckt war.
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The rise of equal rights organisations that have ‘led to bigotry’
Daily Mail: Equal rights organisations can actually encourage bigotry, a study claims. Groups which campaign on issues such as gender equality and gay rights have been found to worsen prejudice if they try to tell people how to think. Presenting a more subtle argument was revealed as a more potent way of combating prejudice. Read more: Daily Mail
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With temperature go tempers
Chilliwack Times: For a while it seemed as though 2011 was going to skip summer altogether. But now that it's here it's worth reminding oneself that the likelihood of your being criminally victimized has just gone up. Sadly, summer almost always sees a spike in criminal activity in these parts. The very fact that schools are closed for a couple months is only part of the explanation for a bump in summertime crime. People socialize outdoors more. They drink more and stay out later as the days are longer and the nights are warmer. You're likely to come into contact with more strangers in social settings during the summer than the rest of the year combined. Read more: Chilliwack Times
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Anti-Prejudice Campaigns Can Increase Bias
LiveScience: Campaigns to reduce prejudice may backfire if they take the bossy approach and tell people what to do, new research indicates. In experiments, researchers looked at two different approaches to persuading people to reduce prejudice. One type, the controlling approach, tells people what they should do, while the second explains the advantages of being non-prejudiced. They found that participants responded much better to the second approach; meanwhile, the controlling approach actually increased prejudice. Read more: LiveScience
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Goalies Tend to Dive Right in World Cup Penalty Shoot-Outs When Their Team is Behind…Why?
In World Cup penalty shoot-outs, goalies tend to dive right when their team is behind and they have a chance to save the game for their country, according to a study.
