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  • Chris Hopwood, Michigan State University – Women More Sensitive to Annoying Behavior

    Chris Hopwood, Michigan State University – Women More Sensitive to Annoying Behavior

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    Does your sex help determine how annoying you find your co-workers? Chris Hopwood, associate professor of psychology at Michigan State University, delves into the psychology behind how both sexes perceive the actions of others. Christopher J. Hopwood, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University where he is Principal Investigator of the…

  • Amy Nuttall, Michigan State – Children as Caregivers

    Amy Nuttall, Michigan State – Children as Caregivers

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    Should we let kids just be kids? Amy Nuttall, assistant professor of human development and family studies at Michigan State University, explores the burden some children face while helping with the caregiving responsibilities in the household. Guided by a developmental psychopathology perspective, Nuttall’s program of research broadly focuses on processes of resilience and risk in…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.14)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.14)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.12.14 Monday, December 14 Amy Nuttall of Michigan State University discusses how the dangers of overburdening children with caregiving responsibilities.. Tuesday, December 15 Andrew Stokes of Boston University will examine the obesity paradox. Wednesday, December 16 Pia Steensland of the Karolinska Institutet delves into a possible new treatment for alcohol dependence. Thursday, December 17 Tom Stace of…

  • Kimberly Fenn, MSU – Social Media Memories

    Kimberly Fenn, MSU – Social Media Memories

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    Is your Facebook feed distorting your ability to recall events accurately? Kimberly Fenn, a psychologist at Michigan State University, is studying the way social media sharing can distort memory. Dr. Kimberly Fenn is associate professor of psychology and director of the Sleep and Learning Lab at Michigan State University. Her research explores the effect of…

  • 2015.01.05 – This week on The Academic Minute

    2015.01.05 – This week on The Academic Minute

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    Monday, January 5 Kimberly Fenn of Michigan State University shows how social media might be corroding the accuracy of memory. Tuesday, January 6 Jacob Hirsh of The University of Toronto explores the predicative nature of personality traits. Wednesday, January 7 New York University media professor Charlton McIlwain analyzes the journalistic slant present in news coverage…