Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to learn new skills and improve social networking...
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January 13, 2010
First video uploaded to PBB YouTube Channel
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Our YouTube channel continues to take shape and yesterday I uploaded our first video. It's a bit rough, but it is simply a short introduction to PBB itself and the goals of the YouTube component....
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November 25, 2009
Organizational psychologists use Rock Band to study how people achieve flow while at work
Using the video game Rock Band, organizational psychologists have found that -- like Goldilocks -- most people achieve flow with work that is neither too easy nor too hard but just right.
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September 16, 2009
Children Under Three Can’t Learn Action Words From TV — Unless An Adult Helps
Using modified clips from the program Sesame Beginnings, researchers studied children's ability -- with and without adult support -- to learn a new verb and apply that word to a new scene. The research team found that children under 3 could not learn words directly from the program without adult support. In contrast, children over the age of 3 could learn new words from the video program and unde
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