uwnews.org | RSS | Social Science news releases | University of Washington Office of News and InformationThis RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Social Science category.Baby eyes are taking in the world, applying self-experience to other people- September 16, 2008 New research shows 12- and 18-month-old babies not only are observing what is going on around them but also are using their own visual self-experience to judge what other people can and cannot see.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43597 Cause of conduct problems among girls appears to be different than in boys- September 10, 2008 The first study to include a significant number of aggressive girls with conduct problems indicates that psychological conditions including conduct disorder may have separate causes in the two sexes.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43558 How media covered Katrina aftermath affects response by blacks and whites- September 2, 2008 Black and white Americans responded differently when exposed to a video presentation that described Hurricane Katrina and then blamed the botched relief efforts on one of two causes: either government incompetence or racism, because the majority of Katrina's victims were black.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43499 |