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• Human obedience: The myth of blind conformity
• Impulsivity in first grade predicts problem gambling in late teen years for urban boys
• Are social networking Internet sites a factor in psychotic symptoms?
• Thousands of natural gas leaks discovered in Boston

Human obedience: The myth of blind conformity Posted: 20 Nov 2012 04:35 PM PST In the 1960s and 1970s, classic social psychological studies were conducted that provided evidence that even normal, decent people can engage in acts of extreme cruelty when instructed to do so by others. However, professors revisit these studies' conclusions and explain how awful acts involve not just obedience, but enthusiasm too -- challenging the long-held belief that human beings are 'programmed' for conformity.

Impulsivity in first grade predicts problem gambling in late teen years for urban boys Posted: 20 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PST A developmental pattern of impulsiveness in young males is linked with gambling problems in late adolescence. Respondents considered to be in the high impulsivity track as early as first grade doubled the odds of meeting criteria for at-risk/problem gambling, and tripled the odds of meeting criteria for problem gambling. The study is the first to link a developmental pattern of impulsivity and late-adolescent gambling.

Are social networking Internet sites a factor in psychotic symptoms? Posted: 20 Nov 2012 09:20 AM PST Internet communication is exploding -- and so is the possibility of a related psychopathology called Internet addiction. Now a researcher says that a review of several case studies from his own practice shows a direct connection between psychotic episodes and participation in certain online social networking sites.

Thousands of natural gas leaks discovered in Boston Posted: 20 Nov 2012 09:18 AM PST The City of Boston is riddled with more than 3,000 leaks from its aging natural-gas pipeline system, according to a new study.

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