Athens, Ga. - New research from the University of Georgia department of psychology gives researchers a unique glimpse at how humans develop an ability to use tools in childhood while nonhuman primates--such as capuchin monkeys and chimpanzees--remain only occasional tool users. Dorothy Fragaszy, a psychology professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Primate Behavior Laboratory at UGA, created two studies to look at how nonhuman primates and human children differ in completing simple spatial reasoning tasks. Much like a game of Operation, human children ages 2, >>>

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This story first appeared in the Oct. 16 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. <!--[CDATA[David Letterman's " retirement beard," spotted in full gray, bushy glory on Sept. 28 in Manhattan, announced more definitively than any press release that the CBS host had left the Late Show building for good. The strangely Middle-earthian whiskers went viral, tickling the Internet, which spewed judgments on how the 68-year-old — who had been hosting a late-night show for 33 years running — had let himself go. One superfan gave a >>>

Because all *good* publications provide some sort of service, Spectrum has, against its true nature, decided to be helpful: we’re making study guides. In the first of our series, Veronica Taleon walks us through that must-take freshman class, Intro to Psych. It’s that time of year: Although it seemed like your Intro to Psychology class would be the perfect hour and fifteen to catch up on some much needed RR at the beginning of the semester, you’ve just come to the cruel realization that this is not a sustainable endeavor. You’ve got a test to take. While you were shopping online, a class >>>

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 public >>>

IMAGE: Mons Bendixen was first author of a recent study showing that men and women react very differently to infidelity. view more Credit: NTNU 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. A recent Norwegian study shows that men and women react differently to various types of infidelity. Whereas men are most jealous of sexual infidelity, >>>

BROOKINGS, South Dakota — South Dakota State University will be offering a new master's degree aimed at helping organizations manage workforce planning and leadership development. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the master's degree in industrial-organizational psychology this week. It's a subdiscipline of psychology that applies research to improve the well-being and performance of employees and their organizations. South Dakota State officials say the field of specialization is identified as one of the fastest-growing occupations across the country. Demand >>>

The Marshall University Psychology Clinic will offer students free, quick and anonymous depression screenings on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Harris Hall Room 449 in participation with National Depression Screening Day. This marks the 25th year the organization Screening for Mental Health has encouraged a nationwide effort to connect people with mental health treatment for depression. The screenings will be conducted by doctoral psychology students, who will determine if patients exhibit depressive symptoms and suggest individualized next steps. Assistant Professor of psychology, Brittany >>>

Jaclyn ScarboroughDr. Zimbado addresses 1100 audience members at Quaker Station Monday night.Those who have taken a psychology course have probably heard the name Philip Zimbardo at one time or another. On Monday, Oct. 5, he came to The University of Akron. Zimbardo is most famously known for his ethically-controversial social experiment conducted in 1971, known as the Stanford Prison Experiment. For the study, Zimbardo asked several college students to act as prisoners and guards in a mock prison environment, demonstrating a thin line between good and evil. The experiment got out of hand after >>>

Ashland, Ore. — The community has been on edge since a gunman opened fire on Umpqua Community College last week, killing 9, and injuring 9 others. Since that incident, several other local community colleges and universities have been closed or evacuated due to threats. So what causes people to make these kind of threats? NBC5 sat down with a clinical psychologist to find out. “If the killings happened in Roseburg and it was never reported, well nobody would make a threat becuase they wouldnt even know it happened,” psychologist Douglas Col, PhD. says. “The bigger the story, the longer >>>