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Study: Agents like Snowden prone to irrational decision-making U.S. intelligence agents – like the embattled Edward Snowden – are more prone to irrational inconsistencies in decision making than college students and older adults, a new study by Valerie Reyna finds. |
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Extroverts have more sensitive brain-reward system A new study by Richard Depue highlights the role of brain chemistry in extraversion and reports that reward-context associations play a significant role in sustaining extroverted behavior. |
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Poor planning skills contribute to income-achievement gap Children from low-income families tend to do worse at school than their better-off peers. Their poor planning skills have been found to be a reason for the income-achievement gap, reports a new study by Gary Evans. |
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Book looks at the ties that bind and buoy us Cindy Hazan’s new book provides a scientific road map to human attachments from infancy through old age. |
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Faculty, staff, students win SUNY awards for excellence Four faculty and staff members in Human Development have been named 2013 winners of State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. |
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Study uncovers why women remember events better A new study by Qi Wang identifies a key element in why women are typically better at remembering past events than men. |
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Study: Women reject promiscuous female peers as friends HD graduate student Zhana Vrangalova is lead author of a study that finds promiscuous women don’t prefer other promiscuous women as friends. |
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American, Nepalese kids a world apart on social duties A cross-cultural study by Tamar Kushnir finds that American and Nepalese children differ on their perception of free will – American children are more prone to acknowledge one’s freedom to violate social codes. |
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Cornellians awarded a record 28 Fulbright awards Jeffrey Valla, graduate student in the field of human development, has received a Fulbright award to study in India. |
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Top seniors and their teacher-mentors honored The Cornell Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honored outstanding graduating seniors, among them Anne Laurita Mendham ’13. |
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New Resources
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Strategic variability in risky choice |
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Interview on risk taking with Valerie Reyna |
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Cornell Institute for Women in Science – videos |
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Adolescent Development Toolkit |
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ACT for Youth website |