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| Started on: | 2007-02-18 |
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| Category: | Health & Wellness |
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The PsychSplash Psychology Group seeks to collaboratively identify and showcase interesting and practical Psychology-related websites and internet resources
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| Promoting your own site not_categorized | Gareth Furber | 2 / 5 | anonymous on 2009-04-03 |
| Use this category to introduce yourself and how you are involved in Psychology Introduce Yourself | Gareth Furber | 1 / 36 | Gareth Furber on 2007-04-29 |
Group Bookmarks View All Bookmarks»Your body language says a lot about you and your reaction to a conversation you are having.You can lose control of a conversation easily with poor body language. Depending on the type of conversation you are engaged in, here are some tips to give you more control over a conversation.
1. Human relationships: Men have a more difficult time understanding emotions that are not explicitly verbalized 2. Left brain vs. both hemispheres: men approach problem-solving from a task-oriented perspective while women more creatively and are more aware of feelings 3.Mathematical abilities: men perform higher 4. Reaction to stress: Men tend to have a "fight or flight" response to stress, women approach it with a tend and befriend strategy. 5. Language. 2 sections of the brain responsible for language - larger in women 6. Emotions. Women are more in touch with their feelings and better able to express them 7. Brain size. Typically, men's brains are 11-12% bigger 8. Pain: women require more morphine to reach the same level of pain reduction. 9. Spatial ability. Men have stronger spatial abilities. 10. Susceptibility to disorders: Men are more apt to have dyslexia or other lang problems. women are more susceptible to mood disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Jury duty is a long, boring pain in the rear. There are a handful of ways to avoid jury duty, but trying to pull a stunt can get you in trouble with the law. Some of these tips are in jest unless it really applies to you.
Iranian protesters have found a new outlet to mobilize and take action. The presidential election has proved how much opposition supporters can demand change without necessarily taking to the streets. Just give them a computer and an Internet connection and watch what they can do.
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