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Volume XI, Issue 16
Week Ending: April 26, 2008

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"Concrete Examples Don't Help Students Learn Math, Study Finds" - Science Daily, 4/24/08.
"In your brain, pay-off for praise is same as cash" -Reuters, 4/24/08.

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"On the high horse: Why dominant individuals climb the proverbial ladder"- APS, 4/23/08.
"Numerical information can be persuasive or informative depending on how it's presented"- Eurekalert, 4/22/08.
"Social form of bullying linked to depression, anxiety in adults"- Eurekalert, 4/22/08.
"Low grades, bad behavior? Siblings may be to blame, FSU study says"- Eurekalert, 4/22/08.
"It Pays to Know Your Opponent: Success in Negotiations Improved by Perspective-Taking, But Limited by Empathy"- APS, 4/22/08.
"What's not to like? Why fondness makes us poor judges, but dislike is spot-on"- Eurekalert, 4/21/08.
"Coke or Pepsi? Being distracted can make you more susceptible to ads"- Eurekalert, 4/21/08.
"New Finding On How Memory Is Formed And Stored"- Science Daily, 4/25/08.
"Rat study suggests why teens get hooked on cocaine more easily than adults, and find it harder to quit"- APA, 4/21/08.
"Human Brain Appears "Hard-Wired" for Hierarchy"- NIMH, 4/23/08.

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