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How Do People Punish Bad Behavior in Everyday Life?

Neil Petersen — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:19:18 +0000

When the people around us behave in ways we don’t want, there are a variety of ways we might choose to react. The most direct is to confront them about their behavior. More subtle methods might be gossiping about them to others, or quietly excluding them from social situations. A new study in the journal…

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The Good and Bad Risks That Teenagers Take

Neil Petersen — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:19:37 +0000

We tend to talk about “risk taking” in two contradictory ways. On one hand, being able to take risks is a necessary part of life. When we try an unfamiliar activity, or ask someone out on a date, or challenge ourselves to accomplish a goal that we might fail at, we’re taking a productive risk.…

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Physical Punishment, Childhood Maltreatment Linked to Antisocial Behaviors in Adulthood

Neil Petersen — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:02:14 +0000

Problematic behaviors in adulthood often have roots in childhood, and a new study of over 36,000 adults in the United States adds more evidence for that idea. In the study, researchers from University of Manitoba looked at whether the type of childhood someone has can predict how likely they are as adults to have symptoms…

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