Mesothelioma Cancer & Asbestos Related Disease » A Tribute to Debbie Brewer – Loving Mother& Asbestos Campaigner June 13, 2013 A few years ago I was researching information concerning asbestos as I believed that I may have worked with it as a teenager. 35+ years later, and I can still hear my dad’s voice saying to me “ What the Eck are you working there for? You’ll end up with lung cancer, if that stuff gets on your lungs”. The company was in Armley, in Leeds. What prompted my research was because I developed lung problems and what my dad had said to me previously, suddenly rang alarm bells in my mind! After putting all the relevant asbestos key words in Google – I came across Debbie Brewer’s blog and read her story; that she had developed mesothelioma, and that it was caused by inhaling asbestos dust on her father’s overalls as a little girl. Over the following few years that I was blessed to know Debbie – I noted how incredibly giving she was. Despite her ongoing battle with mesothelioma, she even cared about other people’s more trivial day-to-day problems. Bye Debbie. . . .Wonderful lady. x
Neuroskeptic A neat study from Dutch psychologists Olympia Colizoli, Jaap Murre and Romke Rouw claims that it's possible to train people to have something a bit like synaesthesia - which they call Pseudo-Synesthesia through Reading Books with Colored Letters. Synaesthesia generally comes out of the blue - some people just have it while others don't. Those who do experience it typically report that they've always had it. But could it be learned? Colizoli et al recruited 17 non-synaesthetes and got them to read books specially printed such that 4 common letters, "a", "e", "s" and "t", were always printed in a certain colour: red, orange, green or blue. The idea was that constant exposure to the coloured letters might trigger grapheme-color synaesthesia, which is a relatively common 'naturally occurring' form of the condition. What happened? So to be honest, it's all a bit inconclusive, but it's a cool idea. Colizoli O, Murre JM, and Rouw R (2012).
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Mind Hacks Concert pianist: how to perform under pressure Notes from Two Scientific Psychologists The Ten Most Revealing Psych Experiments Psychology is the study of the human mind and mental processes in relation to human behaviors - human nature. Due to its subject matter, psychology is not considered a 'hard' science, even though psychologists do experiment and publish their findings in respected journals. Some of the experiments psychologists have conducted over the years reveal things about the way we humans think and behave that we might not want to embrace, but which can at least help keep us humble. That's something. 1. 'Lord of the Flies': Social Identity Theory The Robbers Cave Experiment is a classic social psychology experiment conducted with two groups of 11-year old boys at a state park in Oklahoma, and demonstrates just how easily an exclusive group identity is adopted and how quickly the group can degenerate into prejudice and antagonism toward outsiders. Researcher Muzafer Sherif actually conducted a series of 3 experiments. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Turns out that it's all about framing.
Inspiring Science this is (not) psychology APA PsycPORT Home // News & Events // Psychology Newswire News & Events Contact APA Office of Public Affairs PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire Prescription drug abuse tied to increased risk of teen suicide August 15, 2016, Fox News Suicide is a leading cause of death for teens worldwide, and the odds of suicide attempts may be higher when adolescents abuse prescription drugs. RSS Feed How the placebo effect could boost an Olympic performance August 14, 2016, NPR Treatments that lack hard evidence of benefit might prove a competitive edge if the athletes believe they work. Why bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists August 12, 2016, The Washington Post Why bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists, and other things the Olympics teaches us about human emotions. More than a third of female students 'have mental health problems' August 11, 2016, BBC News Development of policies and anti-stigma campaigns is beginning to address willingness to access mental health services. News from APA
Color Psychology by David Johnson Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. Black Black is the color of authority and power. White Brides wear white to symbolize innocence and purity. Red The most emotionally intense color, red stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. The most romantic color, pink, is more tranquilizing. Blue The color of the sky and the ocean, blue is one of the most popular colors. Green Currently the most popular decorating color, green symbolizes nature. Yellow Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. Purple The color of royalty, purple connotes luxury, wealth, and sophistication. Brown Solid, reliable brown is the color of earth and is abundant in nature. Colors of the Flag In the U.S. flag, white stands for purity and innocence. Food for Thought While blue is one of the most popular colors it is one of the least appetizing.
Spatial Analysis.co.uk 5 Psychological Experiments That Prove Humanity is Doomed Cracked.com's new book is now on sale. What follows is one of 22 classic articles that appear in the book, along with 18 new articles that you can't read anywhere else. Psychologists know you have to be careful when you go poking around the human mind because you're never sure what you'll find there. A number of psychological experiments over the years have yielded terrifying conclusions about the subjects. Oh, we're not talking about the occasional psychopath who turns up. The Asch Conformity Experiment (1953) The Setup: Solomon Asch wanted to run a series of studies that would document the power of conformity, for the purpose of depressing everyone who would ever read the results. Subjects were told that they would be taking part in a vision test, along with a handful of people. The Result: Questions the subjects were asked were like the puzzle shown here: All they had to do was say which line on the right matched the one on the left. ... and make sure you conform to it perfectly. C.
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