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Empathy-driven behavior has been observed in rats who will free trapped companions from restrainers. This behavior also extends toward strangers, but requires prior, positive social interactions with the type (strain) of the unfamiliar individual, repo…

A new study finds that instead of breaking stereotypes, intellectually successful black individuals may be susceptible to being remembered as “whiter” and therefore “exceptions to their race,” perpetuating cultural beliefs about race and intelligence. …

Spending as little as 45 minutes in a high-crime, deprived neighborhood can have measurable effects on people’s trust in others and their feelings of paranoia. In a new study, students who visited high-crime neighborhoods quickly developed a level of t…

It’s not that younger people are able to remember more than older people. Their memories seem better because they are able to retrieve them in higher definition. So says a researcher, in a study that sheds light on how differences in the behavioral and…

A generally held assumption in various academic disciplines is that the way people perform various everyday activities – walking, swimming, carrying loads, etc. – is culturally determined. But, the question remains: do these cultural characteristi…

A study of the habits of people who play ‘massive multi-player online games’ (MMOGs) shows that anonymous users are more likely to cheat, but their behaviour is significantly tempered by the culture and dynamics of the group of players, suggesting that…

Tobacco smoking by pregnant women has long been viewed as a public health risk because of smoking’s adverse effects on the development of a fetus.Smoking during pregnancy is linked to numerous negative outcomes, including low birth weight, sudden infan…

Research from the University of Southampton has shown that prisoners believe themselves to have more pro-social characteristics – such as kindness, morality, self-control, and generosity – than non-prisoners.The research also showed that prisoners did …

Studies show that coffee has similar hydrating qualities to water, and may enhance memory.