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No Limits to Computer Play, Says Psychologist Peter Gray
Wired: What haven’t computers and screens been blamed for? The debates over video game violence and the impact technology are unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. Since the advent of TV there have been hundreds of trials, research reports, and papers trying to provide a definitive answer to the question of the impact and value of screen-based activity on the lives of children. Surely the fact that the jury is still out and there is no certainty on either side of the debate tells us that this is all a bit more nuanced than we often hear from the commentators. Still, the discussions continue. Read the whole story: Wired
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Rotman Research Conference
Join us March 26-28, 2012 in Toronto for a 3-day conference on the topic of mild cognitive impairment! Keynote speakers include Dr. Marilyn Albert and Dr. David Knopman. Poster submissions are due January 13th and early-bird registration ends January 31st, so act now! Visit our website for more information. http://research.baycrest.org/conference
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Men And Women’s Differences Extend To Personality, Study Claims
The Huffington Post: Men and women are more alike than different -- that's been the consensus view for many years among the researchers who study personality differences between the sexes. But a new study claims this wisdom is wrong. By correcting for measurement errors, three researchers put forth a study that was published on Wednesday on the Public Library of Science website saying they've found that men and women feel and behave in markedly different ways. They're almost like "different species," Paul Irwing, one of the researchers, told The Huffington Post.
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UA study: Divorce can raise risk of early death
USA Today: Be careful. Your health could plummet as if you had taken up smoking, become overweight or started drinking excessively. A new review by the University of Arizona of more than 30 published studies found divorced adults have a significantly higher risk of early death compared with married adults. The risk of dying early was 23 percent greater among divorced adults than married couples tracked by researchers for an average of 11 years.
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Transitions, Controlling Your Narrative
WHYY Radio: What do you want for your life? Many of us choose one path, then want another. Perhaps something that's more creative, altruistic, or legacy making. Making this switch can be scary and complex; but by digging deeply, we can gain clarity and confidence -- and ultimately a new purpose. On the next Voices in the Family with Dan Gottlieb: transitioning...seriously looking at what's next at any stage in life. Dan will be joined by Jonathan Adler, Ph.D., Nancy Schlossberg, Ph.D., and Vicki Solot. Listen to the story: WHYY Radio
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Kinder mit geringerem IQ neigen später eher zum Rassismus
Süddeutsche Zeitung: Die Einstellungen eines Menschen lassen sich bereits im Kindesalter vorhersagen. Wer als Zehnjähriger in Intelligenztests schlecht abschneidet, pflegt als Erwachsener eher rassistische Vorurteile, berichten Psychologen um Gordon Hodson von der Brock University in Kanada (Psychological Science, online). Rechts-konservative politische Anschauungen spielten dabei die Rolle als Katalysator, argumentieren die Psychologen: Menschen mit geringeren kognitiven Fähigkeiten neigten eher politischen Meinungen vom rechten Rand zu, "weil diese Stabilität und Ordnung im psychologischen Sinne bieten".
