Yale Event Delivers Science and Strengths of the Dyslexic Mind

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A new advice author can help you. If there’s one thing lesbians share in common, it’s loving someone too much. You might think that being a lesbian has made you shy in the love and relationships department, but the truth is, you may be overdoing it in that particular arena. Dr. Lauren Costine, author of Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding the Urge to Merge How to >>>

In some respects, a movie about a famous psychological study writes itself. Experiments like the Stanford Prison Experiment (the basis of a film that was released earlier this year) are inherently cinematic, with thrilling sequences of tension and violence rooted in real human psychology. In dramatizing these studies, filmmakers can do a better job of explaining their implications, beyond just reading their Wikipedia summaries. With deeper research, the films can create a more visceral reaction in the viewer. A movie based on true events needs to do more than just recount what happened. That’s >>>

Psychology week is an opportunity for New Zealanders to think about their own and their community's psychological health and well-being. "In our busy lives it is all too easy to neglect our own well-being as we get caught up in just getting through the demands of each day," said Dr Kerry Gibson, President of the New Zealand Psychological Society. "We have decided to run a week of free events to draw attention to the importance of psychological health and of taking care of ourselves and our communities," she added. "New Zealanders are very good at doing things and making things happen, but >>>

James Coan, a psychology professor at the Univ. of Virginia, claims empathy is hardwired into the human brain. Given enough time and familiarity, you begin associating friends, spouses and lovers with yourself. A lover’s pain becomes your pain; their joy, your joy, and so forth. Using electroencephalography (EEG) studies on 15 adults, Japanese researchers found neurophysiological evidence of humans’ ability to empathize with robots in perceived painful situations. Albeit, there are still some differences when it comes to human-human empathy versus human-robot. Study participants were shown >>>

As we move into prospect analysis season, it is a good time to give some thought not just to prospects, but the way we think about prospects. I've looked at this topic before but usually revisit the issue this time of year as part of the Process, if you'll pardon the expression. This article about Christian Colon from a couple of years ago discusses the topic. There is a psychology that goes into player evaluation. I’m not just talking about the psychology of the players in this case, but rather knowledge of the psychology and sociology of the people doing the evaluating, including >>>

The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) celebrated the achievements of four of its alumni and honored its former dean by awarding them Wilbur Cross Medals at a ceremony on Oct. 27.Nation’s oldest graduate schoolThe Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is North America’s first graduate school, established in 1847. In 1861, Yale became the first university in the United States to award the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.The medals, named in honor of Wilbur Lucius Cross (Ph.D. 1889, English), who served as dean of the Graduate School from >>>

A University of California study found that, although there was a slight drop in the importance placed on sexual attraction after the age of 60, it did not dip further after that. Their report, which analysed data from people aged 20-95, found that the need for cosy companionship was no greater in the older daters than the younger ones. Psychologists said the study separated a person's needs from the length of their relationship by relying on data from dating websites. "Contrary to the stereotype, older adults still value sexual attraction quite highly," the researchers said. "There is no >>>

University of Rochester psychologist Harry Reis has been awarded the 2015 Career Contribution Award by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). The award honors scholars who have made major theoretical, methodological, and/ or empirical contributions to the fields of social and personality psychology over the course of their career. Reis is a leading researcher in the field of social psychology and in the study of close relationships. His work focuses on the nature and intimacy of social interactions and relationships, and how these relationships affect a person’s overall >>>

CALLING ALL WRITERS AND READERS! Come to a Northfield Public Library Program at the Northfield Senior Center - Monday, Nov 16, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Rooms 104-106. Everyone has a story.  Websites and bookstores are full of memoirs.  We are told truth is stranger than fiction and frequently it is.  But reality is messy and doesn't always lend itself to coherence.  By taking elements of developmental psychology and pathology, Doug links psychology and storytelling, where dysfunction and conflict seed a cogent narrative in fiction. Doug has walked a varied path, born and raised a Roman Catholic before >>>