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Real World Research
Archives for Month: January 2011

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What Is the Opposite of Writing?

By Sophia Dembling

Not that I am in the habit of turning to semi-obscure TV sitcom stars for wisdom, but I once found in the newspaper a quote from Jenna Elfman that struck…

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Epiphany: Just One Step of the Journey

By Sophia Dembling

The conclusions drawn in a paper titled “The mental health of mothers in and after violent and controlling unions,” published in Social Science Research are of the “well, yeah” sort…

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Baby on Stage: Music, Performance, and the Infant Brain

By Sophia Dembling

The other night I went to see a very entertaining jazz/swing band called the Jitterbug Vipers. Adding to the fun, singer Sarah Sharp wore her five-month-old son, Angus, in a wrap…

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When Bad Manners Go Good

By Sophia Dembling

Consider the dotty old aunt who comes to family reunions and blurts things others might think but would never say. Things like, “You don’t need that second piece of cake.”…

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The TV Can’t Tell You When Dinner is Over

By Sophia Dembling

“Mindfulness” is a buzzword these days—the latest fad based on ancient precepts. Yoga, of course, is a mindful practice now entrenched in modern culture. “Mindful meditation” (which sounds redundant) is…

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Counting Calories: Do You Want a Half-Order of Fries With That?

By Sophia Dembling

Few relationships are as complex as the one we have with food. We love it we hate it, we veer from overcontrolling with restrictive diets, to out of control with…

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Talking About Research and You (and Me)

By Sophia Dembling

I’m delighted to join the PsychCentral team and would like to take a moment to introduce myself and this blog. I’ve always been interested in psychology, but life took me…

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Welcome to Real World Research

By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

We all have theories about how the world works. And in psychology, researchers spend a lot of time testing these hypotheses to see how true they are. Wouldn’t it be…

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