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Psychological need drives prejudice in humans: Study
Yahoo India: A deep psychological need drives prejudice, linked to a particular way of thinking, says a study. People who want to make quick and firm decisions, shorn of ambiguity, also generalise about others, said Arne Roets and Alain Van Hiel from the Ghent University, Belgium. 'Of course, everyone has to make decisions, but some people really hate uncertainty and therefore quickly rely on the most obvious information,' said Roets, who led the study. That is also why they favour authorities and social norms which make it easier to make decisions and stick to them, the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science reports. Read the whole story: Yahoo India
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Bebês guardam lembranças mesmo quando parecem esquecer, diz estudo
msn ESTADAO: Um estudo publicado na mais recente edição da revista Psychological Science afirma que os bebês de até 6 meses de idade podem conservar a noção de algo que viram, mesmo quando está fora de alcance. Essa descoberta derruba o antigo mito de que os bebês não teriam aguçado o sentido de 'permanência do objeto' - termo da Psicologia usado para descrever a crença da criança de que um objeto existe, ainda que esteja longe. Conduzido por um psicólogo especialista em desenvolvimento infantil da Universidade Johns Hopkins, em Baltimore, nos Estados Unidos, a pesquisa abre novos caminhos sobre a temática da memória infantil.
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Männer überschätzen ihre Anziehungskraft
Sueddeutsche Zeitung: Die Geschichte von Mann und Frau ist eine Geschichte voller Missverständnisse und Fehlinterpretationen. Einen möglichen Grund für die Kommunikationspannen zwischen den Geschlechter gibt nun eine neue Studie der US-Psychologin Carin Perilloux: Demnach neigen Männer oft dazu, ihre Anziehungskraft auf Frauen zu überschätzen. Die Wissenschaftlerin vom Williams College im US-Staat Massachusetts untersuchte mit Kollegen 96 Studenten und 103 Studentinnen beim Speed-Dating. Den Studienteilnehmern wurden jeweils fünf Personen des anderen Geschlechts als Gesprächspartner zugeteilt, die Begegnungen dauerten drei Minuten.
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Researchers: video games won’t make you smarter
The Miami Herald: Video games that'll be under millions of Christmas trees may be loads of fun. But three researchers say you shouldn't expect them to help kids get better grades, improve their concentration or become better drivers. Florida State University psychologist Walter Boot said they found that earlier studies claiming cognitive benefits from video games were flawed and the results couldn't be replicated. He and two colleagues at Florida State and the University of Illinois published their findings in the journal Frontiers in Psychology earlier this year. Boot, who grew up playing video games, said he hasn't given up entirely on the potential for benefits.
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Autism Rates Have Spiked, But Why?
NPR: According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly one percent of U.S. children have some form of autism, 20 times higher than the rate in the 1980s. Alan Zarembo of The Los Angeles Times and clinical psychologist Catherine Lord discuss what's behind the growing number of diagnoses. Listen here: NPR
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What makes someone an angry drunk?
msnbc: There are weepy drinkers, inappropriately affectionate drinkers, giggly and goofy drinkers. But there's one type of reveler you really want to avoid: the angry drinker. New research suggests how to spot one. Impulsive, live-in-the-moment types are likely to become aggressive when they're intoxicated, according to a new study from Ohio State University's Brad Bushman, a professor of communication and psychology at the school. "We already know that alcohol increases aggression. And people who have aggressive personality traits also tend not to think about the consequences of their actions," Bushman says.
