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Violent Video Games Linked to Increased Aggression
MSN Health: Violent video games trigger aggression among those who play them, according to a new University of Missouri study. Such players showed more hostility because their brains had become less responsive, or desensitized, to
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Blanks for the Memories
The Wall Street Journal: A rowdy cousin … an Eeyore T-shirt … a dog-shaped balloon. Why we remember some scenes from early childhood and forget others has long intrigued scientists—as well as parents striving to
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Kids own up to ownership
ScienceNews: Young children are possessed by possessions. Preschoolers argue about what belongs to whom with annoying regularity, a habit that might suggest limited appreciation of what it means to own something. But it’s actually just
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Emotional Clarity as a Differential Predictor of Symptoms of Depression in Adolescents
My name is Angelo Boccia from Temple University and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. This study explored the relationships among emotional clarity, Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) scores
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Boys Who Lack Empathy Don’t React to a Fearful Face
Scientific American: Psychopaths can’t connect emotionally. Researchers have thought that trait may be connected with an outsized drive for reward and an inability to register fearful expressions in others’ faces. And that training them to
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Early Bonds Predict Ability to Commit
Discovery News: The ability to commit to a romantic partner may be more rooted in childhood and adolescence than previously thought, according to research to be published in the journal Psychological Science next month. Though