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The University of Haifa’s new Master’s Program in Holocaust Studies to open in the fall of 2012, will be offering students the opportunity to research one of the world’s most formative modern historical events from a multidisciplinary perspective.
A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence.
Rhonda Jackson, Executive Director of Excelsior Multi-Cultural Institute, has been named a Cambridge Who's Who Executive of the Year in Education and Counseling Services. While inclusion in the Cambridge Who's Who Registry is an honor
The color of 2012 is green, according to healthy living experts at the Spencer Institute: green living, green eating and a green economy. Laura Klein, author of the institute's Green Living Coach certification program, recently offered her list of 2012 green living trends
Envision this: Urban teenage girls embracing a future dominated by personal success. Ruby Taylor, an entrepreneur, author, and social worker based in Lancaster, Pa., says it can happen
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s good for the student. That’s the conclusion of a new study published in Perspectives in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The authors show that curiosity is a big part of academic performance. In fact, personality traits like curiosity seem to be as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school.
Individual beliefs don’t stay confined to the person who has them; they can affect how a society functions. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, looks at 57 countries and finds that individual sexism leads to gender equality in the society as a whole—not surprising
CEOs, teachers, and leaders claim they want creative ideas to solve problems.
"Be all you can be," the Army tells potential recruits. The military promises personal reinvention.
"Face recognition is an important social skill, but not all of us are equally good at it," says Beijing Normal University cognitive psychologist Jia Liu. But what accounts for the difference? A new study by Liu and colleagues Ruosi Wang, Jingguang Li, Huizhen Fang, and Moqian Tian provides evidence that the inequality of abilities is rooted in the unique way in which the mind perceives faces. "Individuals who process faces more holistically"-that is, as an integrated whole-"are better at fa...
A recent study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online October 26 addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older adults.
We’re not always aware of how we are making a decision. Unconscious feelings or perceptions may influence us. Another important source of information—even if we’re unaware of it—is the body itself.
As a fetus grows, it’s constantly getting messages from its mother. It’s not just hearing her heartbeat and whatever music she might play to her belly;
"Interestingly, from negotiation research we know that it is much easier to negotiate deals that involve gains, instead of losses," says Carsten de Dreu, Professor of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam.
A traditional view of human social development says a person's early relationship with his mother defines his relationships in his later years.
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
Mediterranean Diet Trumps Low-Fat Diet in Fighting Off Dementia 
Alabama Mystery Illness Kills 2, Hospitalizes 7 
5 Weird Things That Could Ruin Your Sex Life 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Pretty Women Are Generally Less Stressed and More Fertile, Study 
Sisters Kicked out of Mall for Wearing 'Profane' Cancer Awareness Hats 
Inspiring Before and After Photos of a Former Meth Addict Goes Viral 
Arizona Teen Finds Worm in his McDonald's Sausage McMuffin 
A Strand of Hair Could Reveal How Much Soda Was Consumed 
