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November 13, 2006: 1:13 pm: Cognitive Psychology Arena - New US TitlesUncategorized

Social Psychology and the Unconscious The Automaticity of Higher Mental Processes edited by John A. Bargh This book offers a state-of-the-art review of the evidence and theory supporting the existence and the significance of automatic processes in our daily lives. Published November 2006 by Psychology Press.

: 6:52 am: reidelUncategorized

An IQ of 145: Child Prodigy Attends College at Age 13

Call Jake Harris the little man on campus. He is a head shorter than his classmates. He is wearing a suit because he wants to look his best for a newspaper photographer. And he is easily conversing with an art student about what’s coming into focus under his high-power microscope. At 13, Jake is the youngest student ever to [...]

: 5:49 am: reidelUncategorized

Religion, psychology now healing together

For decades, religion and psychotherapy did not mix. Clinical psychologists kept spirituality and religion out of their practice, while some religious people looked askance at psychotherapy. Not anymore. Mental-health professionals and religious workers are breaking out of their traditional ways to adopt holistic approaches - looking to see what they can learn, unlearn and cull from one another [...]

November 12, 2006: 9:28 am: reidelUncategorized

Drugs ?R? us

Depression is a growing problem in children — and it is now legal for British doctors to give Prozac to eight-year-olds. So will more parents be tempted to use pills to make their children happy? The alarm calls started ahead of the new school year. A strident chorus of doctors, politicians, religious leaders and child-interest groups [...]

: 6:03 am: CarolineUncategorized

Finding Time for What’s Important

It seems like the most common complaint today is not having enough time. “I don’t have time to go to the gym”, “I don’t have time to cook”, “I don’t have time to read” …. You get the picture. We’ve all been there, and maybe even for good reason. But, if you don’t take care [...]

November 11, 2006: 8:59 pm: AlvaroUncategorized

Emotional management and Brain Fitness

Zack from NeuroInsights is back, after Casey and he had a great baby boy. Check his post on The Search for Emotional Truth. Given that “new tools are being developed to address the mental stress that arises from living in a highly connected urbanized world” and that “(neurotechnologies will enable) people to consciously shape emotional states, improve [...]

: 2:45 pm: docmoUncategorized

Virginia students learn suicide?s signs

Talk of suicide slowly got their attention. The two dozen Gloucester High School ninth-graders waiting for their health class to begin had been horsing around. The predominant sounds were giggles, chattering and intermittent squeaks of rubber soles on the tile floor. A couple of students rested their heads on their desks. “How many of you know someone [...]

: 11:11 am: Cognitive Psychology Arena - New US TitlesUncategorized

Fundamentals of Cognition

Fundamentals of Cognition by Michael Eysenck Fundamentals of Cognition offers students an accessible and unintimidating introduction to all the key areas in the field. New research from approaches in cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience is evaluated and integrated to provide a lively but systematic explanation of topics such as consciousness, perception, memory, learning and language. Published January 2007 by Psychology Press.

: 3:29 am: CarolineUncategorized

Why do You Turn Down the Radio When You’re Lost?

You're driving through suburbia one evening looking for the street where you're supposed to have dinner at a friend's new house. You slow down to a crawl, turn down the radio, stop talking, and stare at every sign. Why is that? Neither the radio nor talking affects your vision. Or do they? In talking about using a [...]

November 10, 2006: 10:37 am: reidelUncategorized

Canadian Province accused of kicking out children who need help

Few parents would kick their children out the door at 19 without helping them adjust to life in the adult world.Yet, that’s precisely what the British Columbia government is doing to many of the children in its care, Child and Youth Officer Jane Morley says in a report released yesterday. The abrupt transition is particularly tough for [...]

: 1:24 am: Aaron.HamptonUncategorized

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: 1:23 am: Aaron.HamptonUncategorized

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: 1:13 am: Aaron.HamptonUncategorized

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November 9, 2006: 8:57 pm: docmoUncategorized

Jewish day schools short-change kids with special needs

Adam is pushing the strings of his tzitzit through a small hole on the side of his desk. “If you don’t want to finish your work now, that’s OK,” his teacher, Chau Ly tells him. “You can do it later.” “It’s easy. I just don’t feel like it,” answers Adam (not his real name). He looks at [...]

November 6, 2006: 7:58 pm: CarolineUncategorized

Brain Coach Answers: How can I improve my short term memory? Is there a daily exercise I can do to improve it?

Q: How can I improve my memory? Is there a daily exercise I can do to improve it? A: The most important component of memory is attention. By choosing to attend to something and focus on it, you create a personal interaction with it, which gives it personal meaning, making it easier to remember. Elaboration and repetition [...]

November 2, 2006: 3:37 am: AlvaroUncategorized

The Human Brain on Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose is launching a 12-part Science Series. Where is he starting? Yes: The Human Brain, "Exploring the human brain from psychoanalysis and Sigmund Freud to the cutting edge of brain research" Featuring: SIR PAUL NURSE Nobel Laureate / President of The Rockefeller University ERIC KANDEL Nobel Laureate / University Professor, Columbia University AARON BECK Professor Emeritus, University of [...]

November 1, 2006: 4:36 pm: CarolineUncategorized

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: 1:01 am: Cognitive Psychology Arena - New US TitlesUncategorized

Magda B. Arnold’s Contributions to Emotion Research and Theory

Magda B. Arnold's Contributions to Emotion Research and Theory edited by Stephanie Shields, Arvid Kappas Contributors provide insight into the intellectual forebears and theoretical scope of Magda B. Arnold's emotion theory, and apply her insights to illuminate pressing questions facing contemporary emotion researchers. Published November 2006 by Psychology Press.

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