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LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract Executive functions (EF) have been identified as important predictors of children's proximal and distal development. Recent research highlights pretend play as a potential mechanism for EF development, and there has been a call to identify for whom pretense in most beneficial. The current study investigated whether an association found between children's propensity towards pretend play in preschool and EF skills 2 years later depended on an aspect of their temperament, specifically...


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Abstract When allocating resources, people often have to resolve a conflict between equity and efficiency concerns. That is, sometimes for everyone to receive the same amount of resources, some resources must be used suboptimally. However, it is unclear whether and how people account for the impact their allocation decisions would have on the recipients' outcome. In three experiments, we examine how the amount of resources allocated to the recipients influences allocators' decisions and use...


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Abstract Both Canada and the United States are considered liberal welfare states, yet exhibit notable differences in income poverty attributed to social policy. While a more generous welfare system lifts many above income poverty, models of household financial behaviour suggest that more income from the state should displace private savings via a substitution effect. Using nationally representative wealth surveys from Canada and the US from 1998/1999 to 2016 we extend knowledge on the...


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Dementia can be prevented or delayed by modifying lifestyle. Twelve risk factors, if modified over a lifetime, can drastically reduce dementia risk by 40%.


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Amid spiraling COVID-19 infections and deaths, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that the state government would give plasma free of cost to all those in need.


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Being single, widowed, or divorced/separated increases the odds of both abdominal and general obesity in women when combined with limited social participation, lone-living, and smaller social network size. In men, lone-living and smaller social networks are associated with lower odds of obesity.


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New microchip that allows continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools will vastly enhance water safety and hygiene for millions as a new study shows it can deliver accurate and consistent pool chemistry for reliable pool management.


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American Cancer Society updated the cervical cancer screening guidelines. The new guidelines are simple, and they reflect the developments in cervical cancer prevention.


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