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Fertile women are more prejudiced against strange men, U.S. study says
The Vancouver Sun: Women are more prejudiced toward male strangers when they are fertile, says a new U.S. study, which suggests bias is partly ingrained in human DNA. Researchers at Michigan State University asked 252 female university students, both Caucasian and black, to look at photos of men's faces, also both Caucasian and black. The women then had to link each face with either a physical adjective, such as muscular, or a mental one, such as brainy. The women, who were not pregnant nor on hormonal birth control, also recorded their menstrual cycles. Read more: The Vancouver Sun
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Psychologists, Science Journalists Duel Over Cigarette Warnings
The Wall Street Journal: What does the psychological research say about the effectiveness of putting graphic images on cigarette packs? I haven’t had a chance to sort through the original research articles myself, but science journalists are presenting some seriously variant conclusions. According to ScienceInsider,"Scary New Cigarette Labels Not Based on Psychology." The author of the piece quotes the behavioral psychologist Carol Tavris: “Has anyone been to the movies lately? [HBO's] ‘Game of Thrones,’ where people’s heads are cut off in front of you? I think people’s tolerance for the ugly and the violent is quite high.” Read more: The Wall Street Journal
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How money affects our emotions
Times of India: A new study has been conducted to better understand the psychological effect of money and how it affects our behavior, feelings and emotions. Jia Liu, at the University of Groningen, co-wrote the article along with Kathleen Vohs at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and Dirk Smeesters at the Rotterdam School of Management to explore the relationship between money and mimicry. Read more: Times of India
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Children who watch violent or scary content on TV are more likely to have sleep issues
Washington Post: Children ages 3 to 5 who watched violent or scary content on television, or watched TV in the evening, are increasingly likely to have nightmares, trouble falling asleep or other sleep issues, a study says. The researched published in the journal Pediatrics also revealed that kids who had a TV in their bedrooms watched about 40 additional minutes of television per day. (Los Angeles Times) Read more: Washington Post
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Será que ele é gay? Mulheres que estão ovulando sabem melhor, diz estudo
Marie Claire Brazil: O período fértil muda muita coisa na vida de uma mulher – humor, desejo e, em última instância, maternidade. Mas uma recente descoberta de cientistas canadenses diz que ele transforma também o nosso “gaydar”. Segundo o estudo, mulheres adivinham melhor a orientação sexual de homens quando estão ovulando. Nos outros dias do ciclo, essa habilidade cai. Read more: Marie Claire Brazil
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Violent Video Games, Behavior: Latest Evidence
Miller-McCune: A clear consensus exists among researchers that playing violent video games is a risk factor for aggressive attitudes and behavior. The Supreme Court today struck down a California law barring the sale of violent video games to children. By a vote of 7 to 2, the justices ruled that the law violated the First Amendment right to free speech. In a concurring vote, Justice Samuel Alito (joined by Chief Justice John Roberts) wrote that a more carefully crafted law restricting such sales might be constitutional.
