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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
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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
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How words have the power to heal
CNN: The first thing I did after receiving what is surely one of the top two or three most terrifying medical diagnoses was pick up the telephone to call my husband to tell him to
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What’s The Psychological Effect of Violent Video Games on Children?
This week, the United States Supreme Court overturned a California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. But can a child’s behavior be directly influenced by playing a violent video
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How To Quit Smoking? Think About Smoking
The Huffington Post: Paradoxically, the news of the government’s plans for grisly anti-smoking ads made me crave a cigarette. I quit smoking many years ago and rarely have a craving anymore, but seeing these ads
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FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Images: Will they work?
The Sacramento Bee: Can graphic images persuade people to make lasting changes to their behavior? The answer, according to psychological research, is probably not. Dr. Howard Leventhal, the Board of Governors Professor of Health Psychology