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To predict whether a problem drinker will hit the bottle again, ignore what they say and watch their body language for displays of shame, a University of British Columbia study finds. The study, which explored drinking and health outcomes in newly sober recovering alcoholics, is the first to show that physical manifestations of shame – from slumped shoulders to narrow chests – can directly predict a relapse in people who struggle with substances. "Our study finds that how much shame...
Nature publishes neuroscience discovery that players in world-class sports teams develop visual abilities at extraordinary rates. (PRWEB) January 31, 2013 It is known that athletes succeed because they can attain peak physical condition, but could the ability to build up mental skills be even more important in team-sports? A pioneering study tested the visual learning capacities of 275 athletes in top tier teams in the NHL, EPL, and French Rugby League, as well a range of elite amateurs...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- You don't have to be a traditional clinical psychologist to have a successful career in psychology. Dr. David Stephens, dean of the School of Professional Psychology at University of the Rockies, a graduate institution specializing in social and behavioral sciences, says psychology graduates have many career options beyond the therapist's couch. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130131/LA52121) (Logo:...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A noise in the dark, a rustle in the undergrowth; these are sounds likely to make an animal or a person stop sharply and be still, anticipating a predator. Freezing is part of the natural fear response, a reaction to a stimulus in the environment and part of how the brain decides whether to be afraid of it. A new study released by a neuroscience group at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) examines how fear responses are learned,...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Parents seeking ways to boost the IQs of their young children can do so by making sure they choose a high-quality preschool, encouraging them to read, and supplementing their diets with fish oil, researchers from the New York University (NYU) Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development claim in a recently published study. Writing in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, doctoral student John Protzko...
BrainTrain, Inc. is donating free licenses of its new cognitive training software, the Captain’s Log MindPower Builder, to help veterans suffering from brain injuries or PTSD. Find out more about the BrainTrain Veterans Special at http://www.braintrain.com/vetspecial. Richmond, VA (PRWEB) January 25, 2013 BrainTrain, Inc. has launched an initiative to donate licenses of its newly released Captain’s Log MindPower Builder software free to help veterans suffering from brain injuries or...
In one of three studies, Pia Rosander carried out personality tests on 200 pupils in southern Sweden when they entered upper secondary school at 16. Three years later, when they received their final grades, she was able to observe a strong link between personality and grades. In personality psychology one talks of "the big five" – the five most common personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. These qualities influence how a person...
Positive Business DC today announced that renowned author, Caroline Adams Miller, will disclose how setting goals leads to happiness and success during their January 31 Meetup. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) January 23, 2013 Start 2013 on a positive note with Positive Business DC’s “Well-being in the Workplace Series.” Positive Business DC today announced that renowned author, Caroline Adams Miller, will disclose how setting goals leads to happiness and success during their January 31...
Center Offers Employer Resources on Workplace Performance and Employee Well-Being WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Psychological Association (APA) announced today the launch of the Center for Organizational Excellence, a new program designed to promote employee well-being and enhance organizational performance. By applying psychology's knowledge base to a broad range of workplace issues and collaborating with other disciplines, such as management,...
The software, co-developed by Step By Step’s executive director, has successfully implemented ABA WebTech, a clinical management tool, at each of its intensive behavior intervention classrooms in several school districts, its remote treatment facilities, as well as its main Ohio campus. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) January 22, 2013 Step By Step, Inc., one of the nation’s most highly regarded autism treatment centers, based in central Ohio, announced today that it has implemented a new...
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The Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyana) is a bird in the crow family. It is 31-35 cm long and similar in overall shape to the European Magpie (Pica pica) however it is more slender and has proportionately smaller legs and bill. It has a glossy black cap on its head and a white throat. The underparts and the back are a light grey-fawn in color with the wings and the feathers of the long (16-20 cm) tail are a beautiful azure blue. Preferred habitats include various types of coniferous...
The Black-billed Magpie is a large bird in the crow family that occurs in the western half of North America from Alaska to Oklahoma. Externally, it is almost identical with European Magpie (Pica pica) and is often considered specific. However, the American Ornithologists' Union splits it as a separate species (Pica hudsonia) on the grounds that it is genetically closer to California's Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) than to the European Magpie. This bird prefers semi-open country with...
