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Rodney Croome: Building acceptanceWhere once our fundamental rights were at best acknowledged by the mainstream, they are now being actively defended.
Topix.net | 21-May-2012 08:05
Millennials' (Lack of) Attitude Problem: An Empirical Examination...
Journal of Business and Psychology , Vol. 25, No. 2. , pp. 265-279, doi:10.1007/s10869-010-9171-8 PurposeA A The purpose of this study is to contribute to the sparse empirical literature on generational differences at work by examining the effect of generation on work attitudes and how Millennialsa work attitudes differ from prior generations.
Topix.net | 21-May-2012 03:56
Bonville, Berlinsky
Shannon Marie Bonville and Philip Alan Berlinsky, both of Mount Pleasant were married at 6 p.m. May 19, 2012 in Mount Pleasant.
Topix.net | 20-May-2012 23:46
Why do kids kill? Experts say many are disturbed or have been abused
Sheriff officers lead Isaiah Sweet into the Clayton County Courthouse in Elkader, Iowa Tuesday May 15, 2012 for his initial appearance.
Topix.net | 20-May-2012 19:32
History of Psychology Round-Up: From The Wolf Man To Prozac
While researching the history of psychology, I come across a lot of interesting information.
Topix.net | 20-May-2012 15:22
Benefits on exercise on brain unravelled
Washington, May 20 : Exercise is a real boon - clearing the mind, pumping in more blood and oxygen to the brain and doing much more, latest research suggests.
Topix.net | 20-May-2012 14:18
No single factor accounts for changes in schools' bullying policies
The rise of the internet. School shootings. Advances in research. Lawsuits. Teen suicides.
Topix.net | 20-May-2012 10:22
Students flock to arts despite job conditions
Tough times and a tight job market have failed to put students off arts degrees, and philosophy and religious studies are continuing to prove more popular than chemistry.
Topix.net | 20-May-2012 06:08
NMSU's Children's Village offers multiple early childhood programs, research opportunities
The turtles, bobcats and roadrunners darting about the southeast end of the New Mexico State University campus are not desert wildlife, but children of various age groups who make up the early childhood classes at Myrna's Children's Village.
Topix.net | 20-May-2012 01:53
Blythe Lewis, North Hunterdon High School graduate, is engaged to Ryan Kuttler
Robert and Cynthia Lewis of Union Township, and Singer Island, Florida announce the engagement of their daughter, Blythe A. Lewis to Ryan D. Kuttler, son of Dennis and Sandy Kuttler of Carpinteria, Calif.
Topix.net | 19-May-2012 21:34
Facebook users let secrets out
What you post, comment on and say on Facebook reveals more about your self-esteem than you perhaps realise, psychologists say.
Topix.net | 19-May-2012 17:14
Parents happier than childless couples: study
Famed Vancouver architect Arthur Erickson died three years ago. Now, what may be his final completed project has gone for sale at the Olympic Village.
Topix.net | 19-May-2012 13:10
What's the ONE Big Secret to Self-Control?
I have always had a problem controlling my impulses. If there is a tray of brownies on the table, most healthy adults might take one, I will surely gobble down several.
Topix.net | 19-May-2012 08:50
Senior Psychology Majors Presented Research at Regional Meeting
Six Westminster College senior psychology majors presented their research at the Midwestern Psychological Association conference May 2-5 in Chicago .
Topix.net | 19-May-2012 04:46
Psychoanalyzing Facebook's 'Like' Button
A slew of recent studies found the site causes some people to become depressed. And a new paper contends the site appeals to people with far more serious psychiatric problems.
Topix.net | 19-May-2012 00:26
How to Overcome the Egocentric Bias
Most people are pretty bad at taking advice from others. People don't mind hearing the advice, they just hate to take it.A This is one facet of what psychologists call the 'egocentric bias': the general rule that we think we know better.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 20:07
Times of Life and Timing in Developmental Psychology
For the many aspects of psychological time, there are many approaches to understanding, including cultural theories, psychological studies, philosophical analyses and mathematical models.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 15:57
Staunton woman gets 28 years for killing baby
Ashkea Johnson is escorted out of the George M. Cochran Judicial Center by Chief Deputy Tim Hawes with Staunton City Sheriff's Department after her sentencing hearing in Staunton on Thursday.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 11:52
Union City school to hold free documentary screening
In 1966, the 8-year-old girl left Sun Duck Orphanage for California and a new life -- but there was a twist in the story.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 08:33
Ethan Zohn Steps Out After Stem-Cell Transplant to Attend Jenna Morasca's Graduation
Miley in Miami Plus, Jennifer Lopez is pretty in pink and Heidi Klum goes mobile.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 08:33
Ethan Zohn Attends Jenna Morasca's Graduation
After getting a stem-cell transplant as part of his ongoing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, Zohn, 38, was by the side of longtime girlfriend as she graduated Wednesday from Columbia University with a masters in Counseling & Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in substance abuse.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 04:13
Exxxotica: Portrait of a South Florida porn star
The seventh annual Exxxotica convention will jam the Miami Beach Convention Center Friday through Sunday with more than 8,000 sex-industry performers and their fans.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:04
Parents are happier people
Parents also are happier during the day when they are caring for their children than during their other daily activities, the researchers found in a series of studies conducted in the United States and Canada.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:49
PCS shocker: Students with 'scoring' optional...
In what has come as a shock to thousands of aspirants who appeared in the Punjab Civil Services mains examination, more than 70 per cent of the qualifying candidates had either sociology or public administration as an optional subject and not the otherwise 'high scoring' optionals like science, mathematics, commerce and accountancy and engineering.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 15:34
Psychological Ruling Delayed In Accused Mountain Gate Murderer Case
Two psychologists have ruled the Mountain Gate man accused of randomly murdering two men with an axe to be mentally incompetent.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 11:25
Bias in psychology | Gene Expression
Ed Yong has a piece in Nature on the problems of confirmation bias and replication in psychology.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 09:20
Psychology and the one-hit wonder
Don't miss an important article in this week's Nature about how psychologists are facing up to problems with unreplicated studies in the wake of several high profiles controversies.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 06:15
UTSA Ed psychology, English departments offering grad certificates
The University of Texas at San Antonio is launching two new graduate certificates in the fall semester in applied behavioral analysis and rhetoric and composition.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 02:05
OMG! Texting Ups Truthfulness, New iPhone Study Suggests
"The preliminary results of our study suggest that people are more likely to disclose sensitive information via text messages than in voice interviews," says Fred Conrad, a cognitive psychologist and Director of the Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research .
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 21:51
Character traits determined genetically? Genes may hold the key to a life of success, study suggests
A study of more than 800 sets of twins found that genetics were more influential in shaping key traits than a person's home environment and surroundings.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 19:42
Scientology, 'Disconnection,' and Homophobia: Derek Bloch's Story
He wanted to tell other people what he'd been through, growing up in Scientology, getting kicked out of its hardcore "Sea Org" when it turned out that he was gay, and then increasingly becoming disaffected with his parents' religion as he became more educated and learned something about human psychology.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 16:32
Sexy women s bodies in ads seen as objects
Both men and women see images of sexy women's bodies in advertisements as objects, but they see sexy-looking men as people, Belgian researchers found.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 12:27
Female Terrorists' Bios Belie Stereotypes
The findings contradict stereotypes presented in previous studies that describe female terrorists as socially isolated and vulnerable to recruitment because they are uneducated, unemployed and from a foreign land, psychologists reported in a study published online in the APA journal Law and Human Behavior .
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 08:12
Trayvon Martin killing: George Zimmerman treated for broken nose and cuts on his head
Medical report shows George Zimmerman was treated for a broken nose and cuts on his head after shooting Trayvon Martin The neighborhood watch volunteer was under the care of a psychologist and taking Adderall and a sleep medication before the shooting George Zimmerman had a broken nose, two black eyes and cuts on the back of his head the day after ... (more)
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 04:02
Freud's Not Dead; He's Just Really Hard to Find
According to a claim made several years ago in the New York Times , Freud's theory is still taught in universities, but not in psychology classes.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 04:02
Amazon Killed The Book Reviewer Star
Authors no longer have to impress stodgyA English majors to get their book a quality review: new research from the Harvard Business Review shows that the aggregate rating of Amazon reviewers are every bit as good as professional book critics.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 23:58
Accused child molester Daniel Hall competent to stand trial, judge orders
A man authorities say sexually assaulted his then-infant daughter while his wife took pictures is competent to stand trial, a judge ordered today.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 19:48
New Psychology and Radiology Resources Published at Sciences Social Network
The Psychology and Radiology Sciences are two new key health categories covered by the Sciences Social Network ScienceIndex.com . The users of the website monitor 263 scientific journals and submit the most significant scientific results of these journals for inclusion in these two categories which currently contain a total of 34,320 articles.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 16:49
Cosmetic Changes to the DSM-V
Today I'm presenting a guest post from Lois Holzman, Ph.D. Lois is the director of the East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy and the author of Unscientific Psychology: A Cultural-Performatory Approach to Understanding Human Life ; Vygotsky at Work and Play ; The End of Knowing: A New Developmental Way of Learning ; and other ... (more)
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 14:44
Evil up close: The episodes
We look at the conmen, killers, paedophiles and rapists featured in the new Evil Up Close series on Crime & Investigation Network Crime & Investigation Network's insightful new series Evil Up Close examines the lives of some of Britain's most notorious criminals.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 10:24
Execution stayed for mentally ill man condemned for Fort Worth slaying
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday stayed this week's scheduled execution of Steven Staley, a severely mentally ill man who has been on Death Row since 1991 for killing a Fort Worth restaurant manager during a robbery.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 06:14
Course shows haredi readiness to tackle sex abuse
A course launched last month to train haredi male counselors how to work with sexually abused children in their community indicates a new willingness to address an issue that was once considered taboo.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 04:05
'Miraculous Survival' of Woman Fighting Flesh-Eating Bacteria
A 24-year-old woman in a hospital bed fighting off flesh-eating bacteria has to be told repeatedly -- each time she wakes up -- what has happened, her parents told CNN on Monday.
Topix.net | 14-May-2012 23:58
Tables turned: UC Berkeley researchers study kids to make computers smarter
Preschoolers learn a lot from computers, but at UC Berkeley, the tables have been turned: Researchers are studying kids to find out how to make computers smarter.
Topix.net | 14-May-2012 23:58
'Miraculous Survival' Of Flesh-Eating Bug Victim
A 24-year-old woman in a hospital bed fighting off flesh-eating bacteria has to be told repeatedly -- each time she wakes up -- what has happened, her parents told CNN on Monday.
Topix.net | 14-May-2012 23:58
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in Atlanta and beyond.A Most mothers, despite what their kids may say did do a good job!!! Most mothers are not perfect, but, they are willing.
Topix.net | 13-May-2012 17:42