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Move over, Tae Bo. Professor of Psychology Ellen J. Langer has found a new way to exercise. A recent study conducted by Langer’s laboratory, published in the February edition of Psychological Science, finds that having the proper mindset plays a key role in producing the beneficial effects of exercise. According to Langer, being cognizant of these benefits acts as a placebo, thus amplifying the positive effects. “By fooling the mind, we essentially fool the body,” she said. Langer tested her theory on over 80 housekeepers employed by seven hotels...
...monkeys of water, part of an experiment that involved giving monkeys grape juice as an incentive. To make the monkeys crave the juice, they were not given water—normally a legal practice, Gibbons said. Gibbons said the lab received a violation because researchers did not file the proper paperwork for the experiment which would have allowed the monkeys to not be given water. In another violation which SAEN referred to in its report, researchers did not note they had anesthetized animals such as wallabies during operations in their procedural reports, Gibbons said. The use of anesthetics or other...
...Haven't you something to say? Aren't you grateful? Aren't you pleased that you can now leave as a free person?'' I tried my best to control my anger. ''I can't accept your conclusion. I shall remain here in the No. 1 Detention House until a proper conclusion is reached about my case. A proper conclusion must include a declaration that I am innocent of any crime or political mistake, an apology for wrongful arrest and full rehabilitation. Furthermore, the apology must...
...better her economic and social situation because her heavy cockney accent prevents her from being hired in a genteel flower shop. She’s doomed to remain a “draggle-tailed guttersnipe” until a phoneticist sweeps in, fairy-godmother-like, to teach her a proper English accent...
...dare I say it—has become boring. Should the café receive all the credit? Who knows. But for some reason, library shenanigans—such as last spring’s impromptu 3 a.m. dance party—were blissfully absent from the library proper even during reading and finals period. The café has rewarded the social types with a haven and the worker bees with a respite from their hated disrupters...