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• Life lessons: Children learn aggressive ways of thinking and behaving from violent video games
• Unconscious mind can detect a liar -- even when the conscious mind fails
• When mothers are active so are their children -- but many mothers are not
• 3-D model links facial features and DNA
• Big government (or good neighbors) can improve people's health
• Personality for Leadership: Women better suited for leadership than men, research demonstrates
• Family 'taxi' might be ideal place to develop child's interest in music
• More challenging content in kindergarten boosts later performance

Life lessons: Children learn aggressive ways of thinking and behaving from violent video games Posted: 24 Mar 2014 03:12 PM PDT Children who repeatedly play violent video games are learning thought patterns that will stick with them and influence behaviors as they grow older, according to a new study.

Unconscious mind can detect a liar -- even when the conscious mind fails Posted: 24 Mar 2014 07:45 AM PDT When it comes to detecting deceit, your automatic associations may be more accurate than conscious thought in pegging truth-tellers and liars, according to research. The findings suggest that conscious awareness may hinder our ability to detect whether someone is lying, perhaps because we tend to seek out behaviors that are supposedly stereotypical of liars, like averted eyes or fidgeting. But those behaviors may not be all that indicative of an untrustworthy person.

When mothers are active so are their children -- but many mothers are not Posted: 24 Mar 2014 06:04 AM PDT A study of physical activity patterns of women and their four-year-olds reveals a strong association between the two. It also shows that only 53 percent of mothers achieved the recommended guideline for moderate-to-vigorous activity. Taken together, these results provide valuable pointers for policy makers.

3-D model links facial features and DNA Posted: 20 Mar 2014 02:33 PM PDT DNA can already tell us the sex and ancestry of unknown individuals, but now an international team of researchers is beginning to connect genetics with facial features, degrees of femininity and racial admixture. The researchers looked at both actual physical face shape and genetic markers of face shape.

Big government (or good neighbors) can improve people's health Posted: 20 Mar 2014 08:17 AM PDT Citizens who live in liberal states tend to be healthier -- but so do those who live in communities where they trust their neighbor, research shows. The study found that states with high levels of liberalism and those with high levels of social trust have higher levels of health and wellbeing.

Personality for Leadership: Women better suited for leadership than men, research demonstrates Posted: 20 Mar 2014 07:11 AM PDT Research has identified five key traits that, overall, provide a good picture of our personality. This is called the five factor model. The five traits in the five factor model are: emotional stability, extraversion (outgoing), openness to new experiences, agreeableness and conscientiousness. The personality traits are measured in degrees, from high to low. New research suggests that based on this framework, women are better suited for leadership positions than men.

Family 'taxi' might be ideal place to develop child's interest in music Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:37 AM PDT A music educator realized during the daily 20-minute commute to her daughter's preschool that the family vehicle might be an ideal -- and overlooked -- place to develop a child's awareness and interest in music. The family car, she thought, could provide an option for harried parents who say they lack time for such music appreciation.

More challenging content in kindergarten boosts later performance Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:37 AM PDT Children of all economic backgrounds could score bigger gains in math and reading if teachers introduced more advanced content in kindergarten, according to a new study. "Basic content" is defined as skills that more than half of the children entering kindergarten have mastered. If the majority of children have not yet grasped it, the content is considered to be advanced.

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