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Seeing questions can help voters detect dodges and be better informed, new study saysHow can some people respond to a question without answering the question, yet satisfy their listeners? This skill of "artful dodging" and how to better detect it are explored in an article published by the American Psychological Association.People typically judge a speaker with the goal of forming an opinion of the speaker, which can make them susceptible to dodges, according to the study published...

The King's Speech Lauded NEW YORK, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Stuttering Foundation and The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children honored the Academy Award-winning film The King's Speech at a gala event in New York City today. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110418/DC85475 ) The King's Speech, which will be released on DVD tomorrow, is enthusiastically supported by the stuttering community for the positive attention it has brought to stuttering. The...

NutriAnswers.com has launched a website (questions.nutrianswers.com) where people can get their nutrition questions answered by community members. Silver Springs, NV (PRWEB) March 15, 2011 With increased levels of health awareness, many people have questions regarding nutrition. Questions.NutriAnswers.com was created to help answer those questions. The recently launched website allows users to post questions and have them answered by other community members. With several hundred...

By Jeff Grabmeier, Ohio State UniversityDespite the fears of some, a new study suggests that use of the internet in general does not make people more likely to believe political rumors.However, one form of internet communication "“ e-mail "“ does seem to have troubling consequences for the spread and belief of rumors."I think a lot of people will be surprised to learn that using the internet doesn't necessarily promote belief in rumors.  Many people seem to think that's self-evident,"...

Following others' gaze direction is an important source of information that helps to detect prey or predators, to notice important social events within one's social group and to predict the next actions of others. As such, it is considered a key step towards an understanding of mental states, such as attention and intention.Many animals will follow the gaze of others into distant space. Following a gaze around a barrier, which is considered to be a more cognitively advanced task, is much less...

Ask.FamousWhy.com presents Famous Questions CMS, a questions and answers script built in PHP. Famous Questions makes it easy to maintain a complete social network based on questions and answers. It aims to bring together people who share the passion of asking questions and getting their questions answered. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 5, 2011 Ask.FamousWhy.com presents Famous Questions CMS, a questions and answers script built in PHP. Famous Questions makes it easy to maintain a...

PUAForums.com, the premiere online Pick Up Artist Forum, has launched a revolutionary new product that gives single men everywhere unprecedented access and control over the advice of the world's top dating coaches via The Guru Black Book. New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) January 18, 2011 PUA Forums.com, the premiere online PUA Forum, has launched a revolutionary new product that gives single men everywhere unprecedented access and control over the advice of the world's top dating coaches via...

ProShow Web, Photodex's new online slideshow service, now offers unbranded and custom branded links that give professional photographers more flexibility when sharing their ProShow Web video slideshows online. Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 14, 2011 Photodex has announced the availability of new professional features for ProShow Web Premium accounts. Unbranded links allow photographers to share a link to a video slideshow that doesn't use the Photodex or ProShow Web brands. In addition to...

When looking at a face, how can we tell if it's a live human being or just a lifelike animation? A new study published in Psychological Science found that we rely on cues from the eyes. Washington, DC (Vocus) December 20, 2010 The face of a doll is clearly not human; the face of a human clearly is. Telling the difference allows us to pay attention to faces that belong to living things, which are capable of interacting with us. But where is the line at which a face appears to be alive? A...

The face of a doll is clearly not human; the face of a human clearly is. Telling the difference allows us to pay attention to faces that belong to living things, which are capable of interacting with us. But where is the line at which a face appears to be alive? A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that a face has to be quite similar to a human face in order to appear alive, and that the cues are mainly in the eyes....