up.…that has built its reputation by providing quality education for adults, announced a newonline degree program, along with a Combined BS/MS in Psychology Option, which can save more than $4500 over the cost of pursuing each degree separately.“We’re pleased to add a BS in Psychology to the baccalaureate degrees we offer,” said Feranda Williamson, EdD, dean of Capella’s School of Undergraduate Studies....
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reveled that children who play high volume video games are likely to face attention difficulties.Iowa State University study has found that high volume action video game players, who play around 40 hours per week, actually had more difficulty keeping focused on tasks requiring longer, more proactive attention."Our thinking right now is the sort of real world effect that you might be seeing is that...
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Department of Psychology and Parapsychology of Andhra University is organising the 45th National and 14th international conference of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (IAAP) from February 18 to 20, 2010.The theme of the conference, quality of life and globalisation: effective self-care interventions, would suit the present conditions stress and strain due which the people, particularly the...
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workshop organised at Rajasthan Police Academy (RPA), Raymond H Hamden, arenowned clinical and forensic psychologist at Human Relation Institute, USA,discussed issues related to criminal psychology, forensic psychology,behavioural crime and counselling.Addressing senior policeofficials, he said that the increasing level of stress on police officials hasadversely affected their working capacity. He...
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University seems to have gone to the dogs. Rather, one dog. All activities at the university’s psychology department library had to be suspended on Tuesday and Wednesday because of an elusive stray dog.The canine was locked inside the library on Tuesday and Wednesday nights after all attempts to remove it proved futile. Library activities may remain suspended for another day if the authorities fail...
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Walking while talking on the cell phone makes a person more vulnerable to accident, according to a new study.The researchers revealed that young and old pedestrians comprise with their road safety impaired when talking on hands-free cell phones.During the study, where participants crossed a virtual street while talking on the phone or listening to music, researchers found that users of hands-free cell...
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The rationale behind torture is that pain will make the guilty confess, but a new study suggests that it can make the innocent seem guilty - findings that shed light on the Abu Ghraib scandal.Participants in the study met a woman suspected of cheating to win money. The woman was then "tortured" by having her hand immersed in ice water while study participants listened to the session over an intercom.She...
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tournaments.) November 8, 2009 -- As a society of frequent online shoppers, many people believe they've seen it all when it comes to browsing through various Web sites on the Internet. However, it's not every day that anyone comes across a homepage filled with must-see video and audio clips that provide an innovative approach to testing the realms of human psychology. Prepare to be intrigued, then...
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least 10 young men, mostly teenagers, will be charged for the horrific crime.Psychology experts say the incident, if it occurred as described, may have been the result of escalating wildness facilitated by an isolated, heavily male environment."If one of the boys or men grabbed her and pulled her toward him and somebody else did something else so it became more and more sexual in nature we now have...
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Westlife star Mark Feehily has revealed that TV mogul Simon Cowell has a part of him inclined towards becoming a psychologist. The pop star suggested that the American Idol judge uses the understanding of people’s mindset to work out his business policies."He's a very interesting person to talk to. He's got a big side of him that's interested in psychology. You kind of go into his office and there''s...
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