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Society & Culture News tagged with psychology

Heavy Petting: When Animals Dog a New Human Relationship
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, animals, pets, dogs, cats, psychology, dating, couples, relationships )

Tom
- 314 days ago - google.com
Meeting pets can test new relationships. "In the old days, you had to meet the mother. Now you have to meet the dog and get the dog's approval," says Stephanie LaFarge, director of counselling services for the ASPCA and an expert on the human-animal bond.
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And Now It's Time for What's Your Phobia?
Society & Culture  (tags: phobias, fear, psychology, anxiety )

RC
- 424 days ago - cnn.com
I suppose to the people who suffer from the phobias outlined in this piece it's not funny, but I found it entertaining and reassuring...there are people out there weirder than I am. Offers advice on how to cope with phobias at the end of the article.
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Are YOU Ready?
Society & Culture  (tags: preapredness, disaster, readiness, safety, psychology )

RC
- 526 days ago - nytimes.com
Examination of the physical and psychological reasons many, if not most, of us are unprepared for the next big disaster.
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Moral Hypocrisy - We're All Vulnerable
Society & Culture  (tags: moral, hypocrisy, psychology, rationalizing, the greater good )

RC
- 531 days ago - nytimes.com
<p>Are we selfish or unselfish at heart? A look at moral hypocrisy: how it works and how to combat it, with apt references to the current political scene as well as everyday life.</p>
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The Psychology of Bumper Stickers
Society & Culture  (tags: bumper stickers, driving, mindset, character traits, psychology )

RC
- 546 days ago - washingtonpost.com
A new study by Colorado State University in Fort Collins concluded that bumper stickers are drivers' equivalents of animal territorial markings. Whether the sticker proclaims "Back off!" or "Vote for McCain" or "Praise Jesus," the message is the same.
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Homework Tips That Help
Society & Culture  (tags: homework, Harris_Cooper, Duke_University, psychology, adolescents )

Pretty
- 845 days ago - mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON -- Harris Cooper, a Duke University psychology professor and director of its program in education, gave up battling with his adolescent children over where and how they studied.
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The Doors Of Perception: Why Americans Will Believe Almost Anything
Society & Culture  (tags: propaganda, illusion, mis-information, psychology, advertising )

Lauren
- 915 days ago - mercola.com
We are the most conditioned, programmed beings the world has ever known. Not only are our thoughts and attitudes continually being shaped and molded; our very awareness of the whole design seems like it is being subtly and inexorably erased.
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