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How Psychology Solved A WWII Shipwreck Mystery
NPR: In November 1941, two ships crossed paths off the coast of Australia. One was the German raider HSK Kormoran. The other: an Australian warship called the HMAS Sydney. Guns were fired, the ships were damaged and both sank to the bottom of the ocean. The loss of the Sydney in World War II was a national tragedy for the Australians, particularly because none of the 645 men on board survived. In the years that followed, there was intense interest in finding the wrecks, particularly the wreck of the Sydney. The idea was that doing this might give the families of the lost sailors some measure of peace, a sense of closure and certainty.
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New UCSC residence hall teaches nonviolent communication
Santa Cruz Sentinel: College kids just don’t feel the pain of others like they used to. At least that is what a University of Michigan study presented to the Association for Psychological Science in 2010 revealed. The study, which followed 14,000 people for 30 years, found that college students today are much less empathetic than those from two and three decades ago, and the largest drop in empathy came after the year 2000.
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La ‘compasión por sí mismas’ puede ayudar a las personas divorciadas a sanar
DOMINGO, 25 de septiembre (HealthDay News) -- La compasión por sí mismas puede ayudar a las personas recién divorciadas a pasar uno de los periodos más difíciles de la vida, sugieren investigadores. Explicaron que la compasión por sí mismo, una combinación de amabilidad con uno mismo, un reconocimiento de la humanidad común y la capacidad de dejar que las emociones dolorosas pasen, "pueden fomentar la resistencia y los resultados positivos ante el divorcio". Los investigadores de la Universidad de Arizona estudiaron a 38 hombres y 67 mujeres con una edad promedio de 40 años que habían estado casados durante más de trece años y que se habían divorciado tres a cuatro meses antes, en promedio.
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Researchers question learning-styles theory
ABC News: For years, the conventional wisdom has been that everyone has a different dominant way of learning. Some are visual learners who prefer studying pictures or graphics. Some say they are auditory learners, absorbing information best through lectures and conversation. Others consider themselves kinesthetic learners who benefit from hands-on activities. A robust industry has formed, marketing materials to educators for dozens of learning-style models. There are tools based on a learner's personality type. Others are based on how analytical or creative individuals are. Some even delve into the optimal lighting and seating for workspaces.
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As Minds Get Quicker, Teenagers Get Smarter
Adolescents become smarter because they become mentally quicker. That is the conclusion of a new study by a group of psychologists at University of Texas at San Antonio. “Our findings make intuitive sense,” says lead author Thomas Coyle, who conducted the study with David Pillow, Anissa Snyder, and Peter Kochunov. But this is the first time psychologists have been able to confirm this important connection. The study appears in the forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science. “Our research was based on two well-known findings, Coyle continues. “The first is that performance on intelligence tests increases during adolescence.
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‘Self-Compassion’ Can Help Divorced People Heal
U.S. News & World Report: Self-compassion can help the newly divorced get through one of the most difficult periods of their lives, researchers suggest. They explained that self-compassion -- a combination of kindness toward oneself, recognition of common humanity, and the ability to let painful emotions pass -- "can promote resilience and positive outcomes in the face of divorce." The University of Arizona researchers studied 38 men and 67 women with an average age of 40 who were married for more than 13 years and were divorced for an average of three to four months. Those with higher levels of self-compassion were able to recover faster from the emotional impact of divorce.
