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The Unreal World: ‘Carnage’ and child bullying
Los Angeles Times: Ethan Longstreet (Eliot Berger), age 11, has formed a gang at his Brooklyn school but has excluded classmate Zachary Cowan (Elvis Polanski), also age 11. When Zachary confronts him, Ethan taunts Zachary and continues to keep him out of the group. Zachary responds to this rejection by hitting Ethan in the mouth with a stick, knocking out two teeth. Ethan's parents, Penelope (Jodie Foster) and Michael (John C. Reilly), invite Zachary's parents, Alan (Christoph Waltz) and Nancy (Kate Winslet), over to their apartment to discuss the altercation and find a way to resolve their children's dispute amicably.
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Why A Teen Who Talks Back May Have A Bright Future
NPR: If you're the parent of a teenager, you likely find yourself routinely embroiled in disputes with your child. Those disputes are the symbol of teen developmental separation from parents. It's a vital part of growing up, but it can be extraordinarily wearing on parents. Now researchers suggest that those spats can be tamed and, in the process, provide a lifelong benefit to children. Researchers from the University of Virginia recently published their findings in the journal Child Development. Psychologist Joseph P. Allen headed the study. Allen says almost all parents and teenagers argue. But it's the quality of the arguments that makes all the difference. Read the whole story: NPR
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Pria Sering Keliru Membaca Isyarat Seksual Wanita
metrotvnews: Pria ternyata sering mengalami kesulitan untuk bisa secara tepat membaca minat wanita terhadap dirinya, ungkap penelitian terbaru. Tipe pria tertentu cenderung berpikir semua wanita menginginkan dirinya sedangkan pria lain tak mampu melihat isyarat wanita yang menginginkan dia. Seperti dikutip dari health.com, penelitian itu menyertakan 96 mahasiswa dan 103 mahasiswi yang ambil bagian dalam "pertemuan singkat". Mereka melakukan percakapan selama tiga menit kepada lima lawan jenis mereka. Sebelum latihan itu, para partisipan menilai daya tarik mereka sendiri dan tingkat hasrat hubungan seksual jangka pendek.
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Why natural leaders are too self-obsessed to be good bosses
Daily Mail: Their swaggering arrogance and natural authority can make it seem like they were born to lead. But, though dominant individuals frequently make it to the top of the career ladder, their self-obsession often makes them the worst bosses, a study has shown. University of Amsterdam researchers divided 150 participants into groups of three. One in each was made leader and the other two were told they could advise, but that the leader would make the decision. The groups then had to choose the best candidate for a job. Read the whole story: The Daily Mail
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If a child or adult plays videogames, how does that affect IQ?
The Wall Street Journal: Recent studies linking increases in adults' cognitive performance to playing action videogames have sparked a lot of interest. People who are trained to play fast-paced, unpredictable games tend to score higher in the lab on tests of such skills as spotting a fast-moving target, tracking multiple objects and grasping visual information quickly, according to a research review published in 2008 in Psychology and Aging.
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The perils of ‘bite-size’ science
Short, fast, and frequent: Those 21st-century demands on publication have radically changed the news, politics, and culture—for the better or worse, many say. Now an article in January’s Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science, aims a critique at a similar trend in psychological research. The authors, psychologists Marco Bertamini of the University of Liverpool and Marcus Munafò of the University of Bristol, call it “bite-size science”—papers based on one or a few studies and small samples. “We’re not against concision,” says Bertamini. “But there are real risks in this trend toward shorter papers.
