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  Cupid's Arrow: Light Shed on Laws of Attraction

  February 8, 2013 — A sociologist's research offers new insights into why and when Cupid's arrow ... > full story
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  Physicians' Belief About Obesity Causes Impacts Advice and Care

  February 8, 2013 — A new study indicates that physicians who believed overconsumption of food to be a major contributor to obesity were significantly more likely to counsel their patients to modify nutritional ... > full story
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  Blowing Hot and Cold: U.S. Belief in Climate Change Shifts With Weather

  February 5, 2013 — A study of American attitudes toward climate change finds that local weather -- temperature, in particular -- is a major influence on public and media opinions on the reality of global ... > full story
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  Peer Pressure Trumps 'Thin' Ideals in the Media

  January 30, 2013 — Peers exert a greater influence on teenage girls' dissatisfaction with their bodies than do thin ideals in television or social media use, according to new ... > full story
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  Majority of Americans Support Dozens of Policies to Strengthen U.S. Gun Laws

  January 28, 2013 — The majority of Americans support a broad array of policies to reduce gun violence, according to a new national public opinion ... > full story
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  No Link Found Between Facial Shape and Aggression

  January 25, 2013 — There is not significant evidence to support the association between facial shape and aggression in men, according to a new ... > full story
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  Fantasy Sports Users Spend More Time in Front of Television on Gamedays

  January 25, 2013 — As the weekend approaches, you may notice your household’s fantasy sports user paying more attention to the television, according to a new ... > full story
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  'Cool' Kids in Middle School Bully More, Psychologists Report

  January 24, 2013 — Bullying boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, a new psychology study shows, and popular students engage most in ... > full story
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  New Study Examines On/off Relationships and 'Sex With an Ex' Among Teenagers and Young Adults

  January 22, 2013 — A new study finds that nearly half of older teenagers and young adults break up and get back together with previous dating partners and over half of this group have sex as part of the reconciliation ... > full story
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  Public Acceptance of Climate Change Affected by Word Usage

  January 22, 2013 — Public acceptance of climate change's reality may have been influenced by the rate at which words moved from scientific journals into the mainstream, according to an ... > full story

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