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• Diversity: it’s good for your brain

  01-11-2015 10:30
  
  Living in a multicultural society is like taking a daily run: it keeps your mind fit, says Richard Crisp
  I recall, a few years ago, being on a flight to Ancona in Italy. As we began our descent the (female) pilot came on the intercom to give the customary report on progress. As she signed off, the passenger next door smiled at me nervously and said, “Oh, a woman… that’s unusual.” It was, by the way, a textbook landing.Of course, stereotypes abound in daily life, and they
  
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• Can you spot the fluff in a liar? | Ben Ambridge

  01-11-2015 10:30
  
  If someone told you their pet rabbit had gone missing, would you believe them?How good are you at telling if someone is lying? Below are two transcripts from appeals for a missing pet by owners who claim to have lost them. Who do you think is telling the truth?Angie: I’m really worried about Fluffy [frowns]. I haven’t seen her for two days now, and I’m concerned that something has happened. I just couldn’t bear it if she was, you know, taken from us. I just really hope sh
  
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• Emotional support through marital problems frustrates husbands, study finds

  01-11-2015 08:00
  
  While a wife likes to receive emotional support from her husband, a husband is more likely to become frustrated when giving and receiving such support, a new study finds.
  
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• Airtight buildings threaten cognitive function

  01-11-2015 08:00
  
  While buildings have become more airtight in order to conserve energy, indoor pollution has increased, resulting in decreased cognitive ability and impaired decision-making.
  
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• Self-Injury: Raising the Profile of a Dangerous Behavior

  01-11-2015 06:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyNonsuicidal self-injury is not officially recognized by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a mental disorder, which means insurance may not cover treatment - despite estimates that anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of adolescents suffer from it. New research lays out a case for recognizing the condition, as profiled in a new report.
  
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• Men Most Attracted to Smart Women at a Distance, Study Finds

  01-11-2015 06:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyWhat people believe they want and what they might actually prefer are not always the same thing. And in the case of being outperformed as an element of romantic attraction, the difference between genuine affinity and apparent desirability becomes clearer as the distance between two people gets smaller.
  
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• Brain Imaging Can Predict Success of Large Public Health Campaigns

  01-11-2015 06:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIn a new study, brain activity in 50 smokers in Michigan was able to predict the outcome of an anti-smoking advertising campaign sent to 800,000 in New York, demonstrating the promise of neuroscience to inform and improve public health campaigns.
  
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• Who are today’s psychologists?

  01-11-2015 06:00
  A new report from APA’s Center for Workforce
  Studies explores demographic changes in the field
  as psychologists call for collecting even more data.
  
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• Taking the lead

  01-11-2015 06:00
  As leaders of associations, healthcare companies and government agencies, these psychologists are sharing psychology’s health-related research findings with the public and other health professionals.
  
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• Marijuana and the developing brain

  01-11-2015 06:00
  More states are legalizing marijuana,
  but concerns remain about its long-term
  effects on the adolescent brain.
  
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• How often do health service psychologists work with other health-care providers?

  01-11-2015 06:00
  News from APA's Center for Workforce Studies.
  
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• Fixing Chicago’s biggest correctional facility

  01-11-2015 06:00
  As the new executive director of Chicago’s Cook County Jail, Nneka Jones Tapia is working to keep
  former inmates out of jail by increasing access to community mental health treatments.
  
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• Financial gift will create more internships

  01-11-2015 06:00
  A partnership between APF and the National Register of Health Service Psychologists is
  tackling one of the major barriers in psychology education and training.
  
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• Easing Pain

  01-11-2015 06:00
  Psychologists are exploring complementary therapies and integrated
  approaches to better treat the complex problem of chronic pain.
  
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• Documenting the value of integrated care

  01-11-2015 06:00
  A new research project is exploring how two different approaches to integrated care affect patient outcomes.
  
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• Congress takes on mental health

  01-11-2015 06:00
  Two bills seek to expand access to mental health care, clarify HIPAA disclosures and more.
  
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• A new national pain strategy

  01-11-2015 06:00
  Pain is now considered a disease, not a condition.
  
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