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New Research From Psychological Science
When Categories Collide: Accumulation of Information About Multiple Categories in Rapid Scene Perception Karla K. Evans, Todd S. Horowitz, and Jeremy M. Wolfe Humans can sort visual information into categories instantaneously. But does the visual system assess a single category at a time or determine multiple categories all at once? Researchers asked volunteers to view pictures and assign them to categories. They found that individuals could accumulate information about multiple categories in parallel, and if participants were cued to focus on one category, it could affect their accuracy in detecting another category.
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Should we stop pursuing happiness?
Boston Globe: The “pursuit of happiness” has been something Americans have valued ever since the founding fathers inserted it into the Declaration of Independence. Yet some psychologists now question whether happiness is, indeed, a worthwhile goal, since new findings suggest the pursuit could actually make us more unhappy. In a review paper published this week in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, researchers define what they call the “dark side of happiness”: feeling happy all the time can destroy relationships and careers, while avidly pursuing happiness is bound to lead to disappointment.
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Gefährliche Seitensprünge
Kurier: Erst Schwarzenegger, dann Strauss-Kahn, jetzt eine Sex-Party bei einer deutschen Versicherung. Ist Treue nicht mehr zeitgemäß? Ganz im Gegenteil: "In unserer Zivilisationsgeschichte waren außereheliche Beziehungen Standard. Erzählungen über Harems, Konkubinen und Mätressen kann man in jedem Roman nachlesen", sagt Markus Spieker im Gespräch mit dem KURIER. Der ARD -Journalist hat soeben ein Buch mit dem Titel "Mono" veröffentlicht. Mono wie Monotonie? Nein, wie Monogamie. Untertitel: "Die Lust auf Treue". Darin geht Spieker seiner eigenen Sehnsucht auf den Grund - dem Wunsch nach Treue und dem "echten Gelingen der Liebe".
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Teen Abstinence May Not Stop Later Risky Sex
MSN Health& Fitness: Teens who choose to practice abstinence or delay having sex may still engage in sexual risk-taking as adults, according to a new study. The researchers found that a combination of other factors, including genetics and environment, are stronger contributing factors than being sexually promiscuous in young adulthood -- which they described as associated with but not causing later sexual risk-taking. When it comes to causal factors for sexual risk-taking, "it doesn't really matter whether you delay sex or not," the researchers said in a news release from the Association for Psychological Science.
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Power, sex and conventional wisdom
Reuters: Would there be fewer sex scandals if the world were run by women? The question comes to mind in the wake of scandals that involve two powerful men, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and came to light almost simultaneously. Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund four days after being arrested in New York for allegedly trying to rape a hotel maid. Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California, admitted having fathered a child with a woman on his household staff.
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Teen Abstinence May Not Stop Later Risky Sex
HealthDay News: Teens who choose to practice abstinence or delay having sex may still engage in sexual risk-taking as adults, according to a new study. The researchers found that a combination of other factors, including genetics and environment, are stronger contributing factors than being sexually promiscuous in young adulthood -- which they described as associated with but not causing later sexual risk-taking. When it comes to causal factors for sexual risk-taking, "it doesn't really matter whether you delay sex or not," the researchers said in a news release from the Association for Psychological Science.
