
| Psychobabble Newsletter Archive |
| Karl Aquino in UBC Public Affairs: Being paranoid about office politics; workplace rejection or sabotage, can make you a target. |
| Karl Aquino in UBC Public Affairs: Being paranoid about office politics; workplace rejection or sabotage, can make you a target. |
WEB URL: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/07/31/being-paranoid-about-office-poli tics-can-make-you-a-target-ubc-research/ [120731] Date Posted: 07/31/12 |
| The Ubyssey: Rami Kahlon, psych undergrad student with acting past makes it back to the stage starring in SubUrbia. |
| The Ubyssey: Rami Kahlon, psych undergrad student with acting past makes it back to the stage starring in SubUrbia. A play written by Eric Bogosian and presented by the Ninja Pirates Theatre Society. |
WEB URL: http://ubyssey.ca/culture/artist-profile-rami-kahlon756/ [120705] Date Posted: 07/31/12 |
| Mark Schaller and Justin Park, grad alumni in The Huffington Post, Facial Disfigurement: Revulsion people feel tied to fear of contagion. |
| Mark Schaller and Justin Park, grad alumni in The Huffington Post, Facial Disfigurement: Revulsion people feel tied to fear of contagion. "We are often unaware of the deeper reasons for our actions," adds Justin Park. |
WEB URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/25/facial-disfigurement-revulsion-fea r-contagion_n_1694572.html [120725] Date Posted: 07/31/12 |
| Michael Chandler will deliver a free public lecture at The University of Western Australia on Aug. 9th. The title of his talk is "How cultural continuity reduces suicide risk in indigenous communities." |
WEB URL: http://phys.org/wire-news/104647239/culture-and-identity-key-to-helping-ind igenous-mental-health.html [120725] Date Updated: 07/27/12 Date Posted: 07/27/12 |
| Don Dutton in Canada.com: Experts divided on link between social isolation and violence. |
| Don Dutton in Canada.com: Experts divided on link between social isolation and violence. |
WEB URL: http://www.canada.com/news/Lone+gunmen+experts+divided+link+between+social+ isolation/6977240/story.html [120723] Date Posted: 07/27/12 |
| Toni Schmader on National Public Radio: How stereotypes can drive women to quit science. |
| Toni Schmader on National Public Radio: How stereotypes can drive women to quit science. Toni and a colleague came up with an innovative way to study one dimension of the gender gap. |
WEB URL: http://www.npr.org/2012/07/12/156664337/stereotype-threat-why-women-quit-sc ience-jobs [691231] Date Posted: 07/24/12 |
| Stan Coren in Los Angeles Times: Addressing several myths and anecdotes connected to man's best friend. |
| Stan Coren in Los Angeles Times: Addressing several myths and anecdotes connected to man's best friend. |
WEB URL: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-bookmarks-20120708,0,234678 5.story [691231] Date Posted: 07/24/12 |
| Joe Henrich in The Boston Globe: Psychology's surprising self-analysis. |
| Joe Henrich in The Boston Globe: Psychology's surprising self-analysis. Working with two colleagues, Joe Henrich has found strong evidence that human psychology varies around the planet in fundamental ways. |
WEB URL: http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-30/opinion/32470900_1_psychology-societi es-experiments [691231] Date Posted: 07/24/12 |
| Elizabeth Dunn, Kiley Hamlin and Lara Aknin, grad alumni in The New York Times Sunday Review: Don't indulge. Be happy. |
| Elizabeth Dunn, Kiley Hamlin and Lara Aknin, grad alumni in The New York Times Sunday Review: Don't indulge. Be happy. How much money do you need to be happy? |
WEB URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/opinion/sunday/dont-indulge-be-happy.html ?_r=2&pagewanted=all [691231] Date Posted: 07/09/12 |
| Del Paulhus in The Vancouver Sun: S & M participation doesn't necessarily interfere with police work. |
| Del Paulhus in The Vancouver Sun: S & M participation doesn't necessarily interfere with police work. |
WEB URL: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Mountie+asked+quit/6892451/story.html [691231] Date Posted: 07/09/12 |
| Sandra Robinson in UBC Public Affairs: Workers who witness bullying in the workplace can have a stronger urge to quit than those who experience it firsthand. |
| Sandra Robinson in UBC Public Affairs: Workers who witness bullying in the workplace can have a stronger urge to quit than those who experience it firsthand. |
WEB URL: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/07/05/workplace-bullying-witnesses-con sider-quitting-more-than-the-victims-ubc-study/ [691231] Date Posted: 07/06/12 |
| Ilan Dar-Nimrod and Ian Hansen, grad alumnus in Mail Online: The dominant perception of coolness revolves around social desirability and generic semi-gentrified traits. |
| Ilan Dar-Nimrod and Ian Hansen, grad alumnus in Mail Online: The dominant perception of coolness revolves around social desirability and generic semi-gentrified traits. |
WEB URL: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168343/Scientists-crack-code-makes -cool--isnt-think.html [691231] Date Posted: 07/06/12 |
| Kiley Hamlin in The Vancouver Sun: When people are presented with an opportunity to prevent the loss of something - they will take the chance, no matter the odds. |
| Kiley Hamlin in The Vancouver Sun: When people are presented with an opportunity to prevent the loss of something - they will take the chance, no matter the odds. |
WEB URL: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/emotion+politics+undermining+rescue+worker s+Elliot+Lake/6844532/story.html [691231] Date Posted: 07/05/12 |
| Don Dutton in Google News: "Canadian Psycho" shows very deep connection of rage and sexuality and identity disturbance. |
| Don Dutton in Google News: "Canadian Psycho" shows very deep connection of rage and sexuality and identity disturbance. |
WEB URL: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxakJxR5RgC99TunrIsmNT4R YOzg?docId=CNG.57c3c5b01b5794db35e63f156f63c566.01 [691231] Date Posted: 07/05/12 |
| Peter Suedfeld in The Province: The attraction of the Stanley Cup riot to those predisposed to take risks. |
| Peter Suedfeld in The Province: The attraction of the Stanley Cup riot to those predisposed to take risks. |
WEB URL: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Video+Police+still+seeking+their+most+wante d+suspect+Stanley+Riot+beating/6784722/story.html [691231] Date Posted: 07/05/12 |
| Kiley Hamlin on CBC's Quirks & Quarks: The young and the generous. Giving makes babies as young as 21 to 24 months old feel very happy. |
| Kiley Hamlin on CBC's Quirks & Quarks: The young and the generous. Giving makes babies as young as 21 to 24 months old feel very happy. Kiley Hamlin, Lara Aknin and Elizabeth Dunn are also featured in the Vancouver Sun: Young kids aren't so selfish after all. |
WEB URL: http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2249231552 [691231] Date Posted: 07/05/12 |
| Joe Henrich in SmartPlanet: How the Internet is upending psych experiments and the impact of crowdsourcing on psychology. |
| Joe Henrich in SmartPlanet: How the Internet is upending psych experiments and the impact of crowdsourcing on psychology. |
WEB URL: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/how-the-internet-is-changing- the-science-of-psychology/12983 [691231] Date Posted: 07/03/12 |
| Greg Miller in EurekAlert!: Childhood adversity increases risk for depression and chronic inflammation. |
| Greg Miller in EurekAlert!: Childhood adversity increases risk for depression and chronic inflammation. |
WEB URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/e-cai070312.php [691231] Date Posted: 07/03/12 |