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Number words may serve as mental tools for expanding on basic, nonverbal numerical knowledge rather than as determinants of such knowledge.Found in: Psychology
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To fight off an infection or illness, the body shifts into a slow-down mode that mirrors some symptoms of depression. In fact, scientists now think the immune response itself may even cause the mood disorder.Found in: Body & Brain and Psychology
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A new analysis challenges the view that a few people with special experience can detect others’ lies with great accuracy.Found in: Humans and Psychology
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People nonverbally impose a specific order on descriptions of witnessed events, a tendency that may influence the structure of new languages, a new study suggests.Found in: Humans and Psychology
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Indian survivors of the devastating Asian tsunami employed spiritual and community coping strategies to regain emotional balanceFound in: Behavior and Psychology
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Boys who attend preschool classes with a majority of girls do better developmentally than other boys.Found in: Behavior, Humans and Psychology
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New research with Amazonian villagers suggests that their language lacks number words but that they still comprehend precise quantities of objects.Found in: Anthropology, Humans and Psychology
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Capuchin monkeys can reason with tokens as they do with different foods, demonstrating a basic capacity for thinking symbolically.Found in: Humans and Psychology
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