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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.
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BFFing yourself: People pick friends just like themselves
TODAY Health: Ever wonder what your friends see in you? It might just be themselves, according to new research published in the scientific social psychology journal Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. “When you have opportunity
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When feeling good isn’t good enough: Self-control, not self-esteem, is the key to success
New York Daily News: Psychology has identified two different prescriptions for how to solve the personal problems that people face today: self-esteem and self-control. Both have been touted as ways to reduce crime, obesity, school
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Attractive individuals may be penalized for good looks
National Post: It isn’t easy being beautiful — at least, not all the time. Two new studies have identified a surprising penalty for good looks, with implications for professional and personal settings alike. Researchers from
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Hardcore gamer kids tend to have low opinions of parents: Study
The Vancouver Sun: If your kids play a lot of video games, does it say something about you as a parent? It might, according to the results of a study that assessed correlations between how
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Relationship with mom is crucial for boys
Courier-Journal: A boy’s relationship with his mother changes as he grows up, and the way it changes can affect his behavior when he’s a teen, a new study says. It included 265 mother-son pairs from
