Ramapo College was recently publicly recognized for its high quality education. College Factual, a website that analyzes colleges based on merit, named Ramapo No. 70 for the Most Focused on Communication and Journalism out of 1198 colleges, and No. 114 for the Most Focused on Psychology, out of 1452 colleges. According to College Factual, rankings by field of study are determined by the average of rankings by major, wealth of majors and the percent focus. Field of study is “a broader category that will house several majors in it. For example, the field of study Engineering includes such >>>

A new study from the American Psychological Association (APA) suggests that teenage girls who compulsively text are more likely to perform poorly in school. The research, published online Oct. 5 in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Coverage, found that text distractions did not affect boys’ academic performance. “It appears that it is the compulsive nature of texting, rather than sheer frequency that is problematic,” lead researcher Kelly M. Lister-Landman, PhD, a professor at Delaware Community College, said in an APA news release. “Compulsive texting is more complex than frequency >>>

Speaking two or more languages makes minds more open to learning and more flexible, and a $5 million dollar grant over five years from the National Science Foundation's Partnerships in International Research and Education aims to translate the science of language learning for education and the classroom. Judith Kroll, distinguished professor of psychology, linguistics, and women's studies, Penn State, is the principal investigator on this project, which is leveraged by partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development and by international counterpart funding by China's Ministry >>>

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ENLARGE Oct. 5, 2015 2:03 p.m. ET Getting your annual performance review from your boss can be awkward and irritating. Can you imagine getting one from your spouse? A growing number of marriage therapists and relationship >>>

ABOUT THE AUTHORMeraj Mohiuddin is a Harvard-trained anesthesiologist who practices in Phoenix, Arizona. He has a degree in neuroscience and is interested in how modern advances in human cognition and social dynamics can deepen our understanding of classical Islamic thought.MORE BY THIS AUTHOR When I moved to Phoenix five years ago, I never imagined it would be home to a “draw Muhammad” competition followed by an armed anti-Islam protest. Organizing the event was Jon Ritzheimer, a retired junior Marine who served in Iraq. Hoping to attract more supporters, >>>

U.S. (KXAN) — For some waking up groggy is a common start to the day. However, psychologists are now saying extra groggy starts to your mornings could mean you are suffering from sleep inertia. This happens when you wake up during REM sleep and the feeling of exhaustion can last up to four hours. The Huffington Post and Psychology 24 listed some recommendations to fight off those sluggish sleepy feelings. First, they say you should stop watching TV right before bed. The brightness from the screen greatly affects your sleep quality. You can also try waking up at the same time every >>>

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Before ever coaching a game at Penn State, James Franklin opened a window onto his strategy for a group of high school coaches in hotel ballroom in Allentown. First, never shake his hand weakly. Sets a meek tone. Next, never respond to the question, "How are you?" by saying, "OK." That's negative. Franklin gives no time for anyone who's negative. "Life is how you perceive it to be," Franklin told those coaches at a 2014 seminar. "If you ask a kid, 'How's your day going?' and the kid talks about, 'Oh, it's OK,' that's probably how your life is going to be: OK. "I can't stand people like that: Woe >>>

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Throughout history, scholars and researchers have tried to identify the one key reason that people are attracted to religion. Some have said people seek religion to cope with a fear of death, others call it the basis for morality, and various other theories abound. But in a new book, a psychologist who has studied human motivation for more than 20 years suggests that all these theories are too narrow. Religion, he says, attracts followers because it satisfies all of the 16 basic desires that humans share. "It's not just about fear of death. Religion couldn't achieve mass >>>