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CONTENTS PREFACE....7 AUTHORS' WELCOME....9 PART ONE: SEX, BOOZE, AND OTHER FUN THINGS 1. Beauty is Just Around the Curve....15 Do humans prefer curved objects? 2. "I Love Your Scent!"....19 Is beauty in the nose of the smeller? 3. It Was Love at First Millisecond....22 How quickly do we form impressions? 4. Writing About Your Feelings....25 Is writing good for our health? 5. "I Will Never Forgive You."....31 What is the cost of holding a grudge? 6. Sex and Violence in Advertising....36 Are these messages good for sales? 7. "I Never Would Have Done It Sober."....43 Can you blame it on the booze? 8. "Got Some Weed, Dude?"....51 Marijuana and schizophrenia PART TWO: RAISING THE LITTLE ONES 9. Stress During Pregnancy...56 Does it harm the fetus? 10. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome....60 Should infants sleep on their backs? 11. Spanking Children....64 Will there be long-term consequences? 12. Will the Three-Year Old Terror Be an Adult Terror?....70 13. "Get Off Your Butt and Go Play Outside!"....76 Can communities help parents? 14. Will Kids Raised by Gays Become Gay?....81 15. Is Daycare Psychologically Harmful to the Child?....88 16. "Show Me Where Teacher Touched You"....93 Can anatomically-correct dolls help? 17. Do Material Rewards Ruin Children's Fun?....97 18. Are Movie Portrayals of Smoking Harmful?....102 19. Can Playing Video Games Produce Antisocial Behavior?....108 PART THREE: COPS, ROBBERS, AND FORENSICS 20. Are Lineups Valid For Identifying Suspects?....114 21. Do They All Look the Same?....117 Identifying other races 22. "He's the One! Arrest Him!"....121 Can we trust the eyewitness? 23. Do Black Facial Features Arouse Bias in White Juries?....126 24. Aggression in the Workplace....131 What brings it on? 25. When Do Sex Offenders Repeat?....135 26. Do Terrorists Show a Common Personality Profile?....140 PART FOUR: MEMORY AND INTELLIGENCE 27. "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well."....145 Do you really? 28. Are Adult Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse Reliable?....151 29. Mental Ability: Use It or Lose It?....159 Should granddad do daily puzzles? 30. Live Long and Prosper .....163 Is intelligence a factor in longevity? 31. How R U as a Slepelr?....168 Does good spelling produce good communication? 32. Talk Fast.....172 Will you lose your audience within 15 minutes? PART FIVE: ANXIETY, STRESS, AND STAYING COOL 33. Are Smoking and Panic Attacks Related?....179 34. "I've Got to Get it Off My Chest!....182 Does lashing out help? 35. Should We Hide Our Weaknesses From Others?....186 36. Keep on the Sunny Side....192 Is that good for your health? 37. Are Pets Good For Our Health?....202 38. Is Laughter the Best Medicine?....207 39. Breast Cancer: Does Attitude Help?....211 40. Tragedy Aftermath: Should Counselors Be Available Tomorrow? ....216 41. Are We All Vulnerable To Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?....221 42. For Better or Worse, In Sickness and In Health....226 Do long marriages improve physical health? 43. Recovery from Divorce....230 Does time heal? 44. Can TV News Traumatize Us?....235 PART SIX: ODDS AND ENDS 45. Are Single Folks Treated As Second Class?....240 46. Tasting Beer....244 Can you trust your tongue? 47. Cell Phones and Driving.....249 A wrong number? 48. "Just a Small Piece, Please. I'm Full."....254 Does serving size affect consumption? 49. Is Religion Good For Us?....259 50. "Will Money Make Us Happy?"....264 51. Weather and Mood....271 Do rainy days get us down? 52. Does Paper Color Affect Test Performance?....279 53. Hypnosis: Is It Good for Anything?....282 PART SEVEN: NOTES FROM THE SHRINK Introduction....290 54. Learning Through Suffering....292 Are good or bad events the best teachers? 55. Psychotropic Medications....297 Are they overused? 56. Boozer or Abuser?....304 Can the alcoholic drink responsibly? 57. Marital Counseling....314 Do couples have to go together? 58. Providing Attention ....317 Can it serve as a powerful reward? 59. Should We Spend Time Asking "Why"?....320
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Psychology -- Popular works.
Psychology -- Miscellanea.
Psychology -- Textbooks.