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Subliminal spatial cues influence cognitive control without conscious attention

Rahnev, D. A., Huang, E., Lau, H. (2012). Subliminal stimuli in the near absence of attention influence top-down cognitive control. Atten Percept Psychophys (2012) 74:521-532

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Stereotypes about aging and their psychological effects on older adults

When we talk of socio-cultural age, we mean those particular roles played by individuals as regards the members of the society and the culture they belong to. The evaluation of socio-cultural age is based on a number of habits and behaviors, like the type of dress, interpersonal style and language.

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Personality traits, mood states, and aging in the elderly

Trait: Personality traits refer to established or fairly constant characteristics which identify individual differences among people.

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Rising autism diagnoses: improved detection or increasing incidence?

Are the numbers of Autistic children being born increasing, or were they always there but now being diagnosed more? Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a collection of persistent neurodevelopmental disorders typically diagnosed in early childhood.

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Psychological factors in alcoholism and behavioral consequences

There are many that have come to know alcoholism as a disorder that is very physical in nature. Indeed, there is quite often a physical aspect to a person craving alcohol.

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Schacter's seven sins of memory and their psychological impact

Memories are an important part of the human experience. They help us define who we are, based on our past experiences, the people we have met, the places we have been and the things that we have done. Yet, there is much that we take for granted about memories, and they are often misunderstood.

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Mental accounting and budgeting in household financial decision-making

The reason I chose this subject is that in the recent times, the aspect of financial education and understanding has become a contentious and significant one.

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Jeffrey Dahmer's psychological profile and prison murder

After Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced, he was taken to the Correctional Institution of Columbia, located in Portage; a town in Wisconsin. During his first incarceration year, Dahmer was confined separately in order to keep him physically safe in case he interacted with other prisoners.

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Analytic, creative, and practical thinking across cultures and lifespan development

There are a couple of key distinctions found between analytic, creative, and practical thinking. Moreover, culture can influence the extent to which these respective types of thinking are esteemed. Analytic thinking is perhaps best aligned with the notion of critical thinking.

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Psychological conditioning and family habits in childhood obesity

Obesity is a significant public health problem. Due to negative nutritional habits, a lack of exercise and a greater proclivity toward lifestyle decisions which expose individuals to lesser physical activity, America is suffering an obesity epidemic with extensive implications to its national…

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