From the Association for Psychological Science press release: On the classic TV show “I Love Lucy,” Ricky Ricardo was known for switching into rapid-fire Spanish whenever he was upset, despite the fact Lucy had no…
From the University of Missouri press release: In a University of Missouri study, girls and boys started grade school with different approaches to solving arithmetic problems, with girls favoring a slow and accurate approach and…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We all know that, for the most part, it’s wrong to kill other people, it’s inappropriate to wear jeans to bed, and we shouldn’t ignore people when…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Cambridge scientists have used an age-old fable to help illustrate how we think differently to other animals. Lucy Cheke, a PhD student at the University…
From the Wake Forest University press release via Newswise: As the shiny new school supplies beckon, the fresh start to the school year could be the inspiration for parents to shift their strategies when it…
From the University of Bielefeld press release via EurekAlert!: Embarrassing personal photos and videos circulating in the Internet: researchers at Bielefeld University have discovered that young people who fall victim to cyberbullying or cyber harassment…
From the Deakin University press release via MedicalXpress: Deakin University health researchers have found pre-schoolers who play interactive video games, such as Wii, have better motor skills. The researchers, in collaboration with a colleague from…
From the Australian National University press release: Television coverage of the shooting at a cinema in Colorado last week may traumatise children who watch it, according to a leading psychiatrist at The Australian National University.…
From the Boston Children’s Hospital press release: Severe psychological and physical neglect produces measurable changes in children’s brains, finds a study led by Boston Children’s Hospital. But the study also suggests that positive interventions can…
From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that a therapeutic intervention called Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) appears to improve the mental and physical health of adolescents in foster care. CBCT…