Sexist Humor No Laughing Matter, Psychologist Says 16664
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071106083038.htm
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Wednesday November 7th 2007
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Monday February 12th 2007
How Not To Talk To Your Kids 13273
by coolguy
Mon Feb 12th, 2007 2:48pm
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For the past ten years, psychologist Carol Dweck and her team at Columbia (she's now at Stanford) studied the effect of praise on students in a dozen New York schools. Her seminal work- a series of experiments on 400 fifth-graders paints the picture most clearly.
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Tuesday November 14th 2006
Believing You Can Get Smarter Makes You Smarter 11255
by coolguy
Tue Nov 14th, 2006 10:06am
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Thinking about intelligence as changeable and malleable, rather than stable and fixed, results in greater academic achievement, especially for people whose groups bear the burden of negative stereotypes about their intelligence.
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Friday October 6th 2006
10 Reasons People Make Stupid Decisions 10427
by coolguy
Fri Oct 6th, 2006 12:45pm
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Have you ever wondered why most of the people you know (and probably your elected representatives) insist on making dumb decisions when they are so clearly wrong? Below are ten reasons that they act like idiots without even knowing it.
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Saturday September 30th 2006
Easy on the eye? Maybe also on the brain 10300
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Thu Sep 28th, 2006 9:35am
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TORONTO (Reuters) - When someone is "easy on the eye," it could also be because they are easy on the brain, according to a new international study.
Scientists from universities in the United States and New Zealand analyzed previous studies and conducted new research to find that attractiveness could be linked to ease of mental processing.
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Wednesday February 2nd 2005
Do Women Prefer 'Manly' Faces? 2284
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Wed Feb 2nd, 2005 10:44pm
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