Dr. Phil Kronk: Mass shooters, gun control and mental health

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The recent mass murders at the community college in Oregon have saddened us all.Well before the blood had dried on the college's classrooms' floors, individuals and groups began to tell us what caused this tragedy … and how to prevent another one in the future.Opinions, based on prior agendas, have been sharpen and honed to take advantage of this tragedy.One side, a liberal one, called out for gun control.The other, a more gun traditional side, called out for the better >>>

Research shows online ‘affairs’ as damaging as real ones

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A new study has found that online affairs can be as addictive and as traumatic  as real ones, even though kisses are only electronically delivered. Psychology academics at The Open University have found grey areas among couples over how they define infidelity online. The study is the first to explore the impact of internet infidelity among those with real experience of it and how it is affecting relationships. Comments from participants were equally revealing. One wrote: “I tried to stop but neither of us could. It would start again and since it’s so easy, with all the technology we carry >>>

Visiting professor to explore issues in mental health access among youth

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The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university’s programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Executive Director of the Office of Institutional >>>

Men and women differ in how they see infidelity

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Washington : As per a recent study, women and men react differently to infidelity. If your partner has sex with someone else, it is considered infidelity – even if no emotions are involved, but it is also considered infidelity when your significant other develops a close personal relationship with someone else, even if there is no sex or physical intimacy involved. The Norwegian study shows that men and women react differently to various types of infidelity. Whereas men are most jealous of sexual infidelity, so-called emotional infidelity is what makes women the most jealous. >>>

Catching up with Courtney McCarroll, Assistant Editor in Psychology

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Every so often, we catch up with someone in our offices to learn more about life in publishing, from how editors cultivate a list to how each office’s coffee brews compare. This week, we’re concerned with matters of the mind and a member of our editorial team. Courtney McCarroll is an Assistant Editor in Psychology, and recently celebrated her one-year anniversary of working at Oxford University Press. What publication do you read regularly to stay up to date on industry news? My favorite way to keep up with what’s going on in publishing is listening to the weekly Book Riot Podcast. >>>

Frequent School Moves Hurt Low-Income Children’s Math Scores

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WASHINGTON – Low-income students who change schools frequently are at risk for lower math scores and have a harder time managing their behavior and attention in the classroom than similar students who stay in the same school, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.  Children who experienced fewer school transitions over a five-year period, demonstrated greater cognitive skills and higher math achievement in early elementary school, relative to their counterparts who changed schools frequently. This research, which involved children enrolled in the Chicago >>>

Astros v Royals Alternative Preview: Wins, Losses and Psychology

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Dear Fellow Astros Fans, Did you, like me, spend much of the wild card win against the Yankees in an excitable state, with every nerve in your body racked, wracked, and wrecked? Or did you fully enjoy yourself throughout? Or, much more likely, somewhere in between? Are you expecting more of the same tonight? Are you satisfied with the season and half expecting/not caring too much about this series? Or do you expect a great series and a possible win? Or just enjoying the ride? If you're anything like me, you're looking forward to the series but not the heartburn that will inevitably accompany >>>

FHSU’s online psychology degree program ranks No. 7 for its affordability

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FHSU University Relations Great Value Colleges ranks Fort Hays State University’s online Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in psychology the seventh most affordable program in the nation. “We were particularly impressed by the fact that FHSU offers students flexibility by allowing students to choose between the B.A. and B.S. route,” said Gabrielle Gibeily, editor of Great Value Colleges. Great Value’s sources include the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator, The Princeton Review, and U.S. News and World Report. “We ranked each school based on its national >>>

What’s in a Name? Professor Studies the Psychological Power of the Signature

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In a world where e-signatures and signing by PIN is becoming increasingly common, the act of signing by hand carries symbolic meaning. Legally, e-signatures and handwritten signatures have the same power, but University of Virginia assistant professor Eileen Chou began to suspect that they did not exert the same level of influence over the signer. She was partially right. Chou, an assistant professor in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, recently completed a study that measured participants’ levels of honesty relative to how they were asked to sign their name. Her findings, >>>