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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


People see sexy pictures of women as objects, not people; sexy-looking men as people

Posted: 15 May 2012 10:17 AM PDT

Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women's sexualized bodies are on display. A new study finds that both men and women see images of sexy women's bodies as objects, while they see sexy-looking men as people.

Looks matter more than reputation when it comes to trusting people with our money

Posted: 15 May 2012 06:41 AM PDT

Our decisions to trust people with our money are based more on how they look then how they behave, according to new research.

Playful games promote reading development

Posted: 15 May 2012 02:23 AM PDT

Short but intense training sessions in the form of structured language games from the age of four can stimulate children's early language development and may also make it easier for children to learn to read. Previous research has shown that children's reading development can be stimulated with structured and playful language games from the age of six. In a current three-year study, researchers are exploring the effects of having children as young as four participate in such games.

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