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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

10,000 Birds

This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. UCA distinction has shown this to be rare as well. You have probably heard about the famous New Caledonian Crows ( Corvus moneduloides ).

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Student Researcher Says "Hooray for Animal Research"

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He's helping to investigate possible drug cures for obesity. and counseling to ease off the psychological dependence on food. This kid is a biochem major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Listen to this. Why do humans always have to get everything we want and we have to do it at the pain and expense of animals? Diet (eat less!),

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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A team led by cognitive scientist Josef Topál of the Research Institute for Psychology in Hungary recently ran an experiment to study how 10-month-old babies pay attention to people. To investigate why the kids made this counter intuitive mistake, the scientists rigged the cups to wires and then lowered them over the toy.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

My surprise at reading such a detailed account (I don’t have Klem’s dissertation in front of me, but I’m imagining this is a more personal retelling) was tempered by the thought that Klem wasn’t describing any old research, this was the FIRST research project investigating why birds fly into glass.

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Mindful management has never been more important

Sales and Marketing Management

Experts say it’s too early to assess the psychological impact on any broad level of sending office workers home and having them collaborate almost entirely digitally. Michael Mercer, a business psychologist and author, manages a team of workers for his company Mercer Systems LLC, a provider of pre-employment psychological testing.

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Secure Your Sales Negotiations with This Strategy

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Psychology plays a vital role in initiating a price. Lydia Fenet shares 5 mistakes you might be making in a negotiation and it is well worth investigating. Keep in mind they do this in a public forum where tensions sometimes run high. Anchoring techniques. At auction this price influences subsequent bids.

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