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Dogs Can Understand Human Words Without Gestures and Context, Claims Study
If you have been following social media trends recently, you might have noticed the viral videos featuring dogs using soundboard buttons to communicate with their owners. These videos often show dogs pressing buttons labelled with words like "outside," "play," or "food," leading to claims that dogs can form near-sentences and make requests or alert...
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Political Parties Turn To WhatsApp, Influencers As Poll Campaign Begins
As the country gears up for the world's biggest electoral exercise, messaging platforms like WhatsApp and social media influencers have emerged as the go to mediums for political parties to influence voter psychology, ad gurus and political analysts.
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Explained: How The Dorito Theory Reveals Our Unhealthy Habits
It essentially means that the experiences that do not give an individual true satisfaction are maximally addictive.
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Proud US Woman Rents Billboard To Celebrate Daughter's Doctorate Degree
A woman from New Jersey, in the United States, is gaining traction on social media for putting up a hoarding to congratulate her daughter who earned a doctorate degree.
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Teacher Strips Minors For Coming Late To Andhra School, Video Goes Viral
A clip of six students being forced to stand naked inside the compound of an Andhra Pradesh school as punishment for turning up late for class has gone viral on the social media, spurring protests by child rights activists. The video of the incident, which occurred in Chitoor district, was shot from the window of an adjacent school.
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Smartphones Raising a Mentally Fragile Generation, Says Twenge
San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge sees smartphones and social media as raising an unhappy, compliant "iGen."
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Why Do We Remember Negative Events More Than The Positive Ones?
Many studies suggest that we are more likely to remember negative experiences over positive experiences, and according to Laura Carstensen, a psychology professor at Stanford University, in general, we tend to notice the negative more than the positive.
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Can't Keep Soldiers Away From Social Media, Smartphones, Says Army Chief
Soldiers cannot be prevented from using smartphones and social media but there has to be discipline, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said today. He said he had been advised to keep soldiers away from smartphones, but that was not possible, so best to allow it. "Social media is here to stay, soldiers will use social media. Our adversary will use soci...
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Abstaining From Social Media May Help Cut Down Stress: Try These Foods Too
According to a latest study published in the Journal of Social Psychology, taking a short break could help stave off stress.
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How Personality Quiz App On Facebook Helped Donald Trump Find His Voters
It was one of hundreds of cute questionnaires that were shared widely on Facebook and other social media, like "Which Pokeman Are You?" and "What Are Your Most Used Words?"
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Opinion: In Talwars Case, Media Crossed All Boundaries, Must Accept Blame
The murder turned most average Joes and Jills into experts on human psychology, crime investigation and forensics from the comfort of their homes.
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Many People Can't Tell When Photos Are Fake. Can You?
During the terrorism attacks that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015, a Canadian Sikh was falsely accused of being one of the attackers after a photo went viral, doctored to make him look like he was wearing a suicide bomb vest. A Spanish newspaper published the picture on its front page and later apologized. Less than a year later, the photo start...
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India Inc Keen To Tap Into Advanced Psychometrics
Despite succession planning being a key stated challenge for companies in India, the application of psychometrics in addressing this is low, with only 28 percent using it at senior management and 13 per cent for middle management, a study has found out.
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US Presidential Election Stressing Out Americans: Study
The 2016 US Presidential election is a significant source of stress for over half the Americans, with those using social media more likely to be affected, according to a new survey ahead of one of the most adversarial contests in recent history.
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In Era Of Psychological, Cyber Warfare, 'Social Media Sainiks' Needed: Minister
In the backdrop of unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Tuesday that "psychological wars" waged on the internet are the "new threat" of our times, and urged people to turn into "social media soldiers" to counter this new-age warfare.
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Dogs Can Understand Human Words Without Gestures and Context, Claims Study
If you have been following social media trends recently, you might have noticed the viral videos featuring dogs using soundboard buttons to communicate with their owners. These videos often show dogs pressing buttons labelled with words like "outside," "play," or "food," leading to claims that dogs can form near-sentences and make requests or alert...
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Political Parties Turn To WhatsApp, Influencers As Poll Campaign Begins
As the country gears up for the world's biggest electoral exercise, messaging platforms like WhatsApp and social media influencers have emerged as the go to mediums for political parties to influence voter psychology, ad gurus and political analysts.
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Explained: How The Dorito Theory Reveals Our Unhealthy Habits
It essentially means that the experiences that do not give an individual true satisfaction are maximally addictive.
-
Proud US Woman Rents Billboard To Celebrate Daughter's Doctorate Degree
A woman from New Jersey, in the United States, is gaining traction on social media for putting up a hoarding to congratulate her daughter who earned a doctorate degree.
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Teacher Strips Minors For Coming Late To Andhra School, Video Goes Viral
A clip of six students being forced to stand naked inside the compound of an Andhra Pradesh school as punishment for turning up late for class has gone viral on the social media, spurring protests by child rights activists. The video of the incident, which occurred in Chitoor district, was shot from the window of an adjacent school.
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Smartphones Raising a Mentally Fragile Generation, Says Twenge
San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge sees smartphones and social media as raising an unhappy, compliant "iGen."
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Why Do We Remember Negative Events More Than The Positive Ones?
Many studies suggest that we are more likely to remember negative experiences over positive experiences, and according to Laura Carstensen, a psychology professor at Stanford University, in general, we tend to notice the negative more than the positive.
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Can't Keep Soldiers Away From Social Media, Smartphones, Says Army Chief
Soldiers cannot be prevented from using smartphones and social media but there has to be discipline, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said today. He said he had been advised to keep soldiers away from smartphones, but that was not possible, so best to allow it. "Social media is here to stay, soldiers will use social media. Our adversary will use soci...
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Abstaining From Social Media May Help Cut Down Stress: Try These Foods Too
According to a latest study published in the Journal of Social Psychology, taking a short break could help stave off stress.
-
How Personality Quiz App On Facebook Helped Donald Trump Find His Voters
It was one of hundreds of cute questionnaires that were shared widely on Facebook and other social media, like "Which Pokeman Are You?" and "What Are Your Most Used Words?"
-
Opinion: In Talwars Case, Media Crossed All Boundaries, Must Accept Blame
The murder turned most average Joes and Jills into experts on human psychology, crime investigation and forensics from the comfort of their homes.
-
Many People Can't Tell When Photos Are Fake. Can You?
During the terrorism attacks that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015, a Canadian Sikh was falsely accused of being one of the attackers after a photo went viral, doctored to make him look like he was wearing a suicide bomb vest. A Spanish newspaper published the picture on its front page and later apologized. Less than a year later, the photo start...
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India Inc Keen To Tap Into Advanced Psychometrics
Despite succession planning being a key stated challenge for companies in India, the application of psychometrics in addressing this is low, with only 28 percent using it at senior management and 13 per cent for middle management, a study has found out.
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US Presidential Election Stressing Out Americans: Study
The 2016 US Presidential election is a significant source of stress for over half the Americans, with those using social media more likely to be affected, according to a new survey ahead of one of the most adversarial contests in recent history.
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In Era Of Psychological, Cyber Warfare, 'Social Media Sainiks' Needed: Minister
In the backdrop of unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Tuesday that "psychological wars" waged on the internet are the "new threat" of our times, and urged people to turn into "social media soldiers" to counter this new-age warfare.
