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  Relationships: Team Women Versus Distant Men

  April 10, 2013 — Women immerse themselves in their romantic relationships, while men place their best friendships and romantic partners on an equal but distant footing. ... > full story
• Children's Health
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  Training Gives Kids of AIDS Patients a Leg Up

  April 10, 2013 — A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a new ... > full story
• Computer Science
  Energy Issues
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  Girls and Math: Feelings of Power Can Diffuse Effects of Negative Stereotypes

  April 10, 2013 — New research from social psychologists suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative ... > full story
• Educational Policy
  Addiction
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  Educational Psychology
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  Alcohol Use, Anxiety Predict Facebook Use by College Students

  April 10, 2013 — Anxiety and alcohol use significantly predict emotional connectedness to Facebook, a new study suggests. According to one of the researchers, alcohol use is generally viewed as normative, or socially ... > full story
• Social Psychology
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  Social Media: The Perils and Pleasures

  April 9, 2013 — Too much social media activity may damage strong ... > full story
• Educational Policy
  Educational Psychology
  Child Development
  Psychiatry
  Child Psychology
  Social Psychology
   

  Homesickness and Adjustment in University Students

  April 9, 2013 — Sure, many young adults are ecstatic at that first taste of freedom that comes with "going away to college." But for some, the intense transition can also trigger intense ... > full story
• Dieting and Weight Control
  Social Psychology
  Behavior
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  Low on Self-Control? Surrounding Yourself With Strong-Willed Friends May Help

  April 9, 2013 — People with low self-control prefer and depend on people with high self-control, possibly as a way to make up for the skills they themselves lack, according to a new study published in Psychological ... > full story
• Consumerism
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  Does Mixing eBay and Facebook Reduce Bidding Prices?

  April 9, 2013 — In a competitive context, consumers are willing to pay significantly more to win when other bidders are unknown, according to a new ... > full story
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychiatry
  Mental Health Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Depression
  Relationships
   

  Subtle Hallmarks of Psychiatric Illness Can Reveal Themselves Even Remotely

  April 9, 2013 — Researchers discovered that healthy people and those with borderline personality disorder displayed different patterns of behavior while playing an online strategy game, so much so that when healthy ... > full story
• Mating and Breeding
  Dogs
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  Beavers Use Their Nose to Assess Their Foes

  April 9, 2013 — Beavers use scent to detect when trespassers could be a threat, according to new research. For territorial animals, such as beavers, "owning" a territory ensures access to food, mates and nest sites. ... > full story

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