Psychology
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There’s a Science to Squashing Rumors, and the Times Did the Opposite
A New York Magazine blog post on the firing of New York Times editor Jill Abramson quoted psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis on rumor control. The quote was lifted from a 2008 Boston Globe article by the same author.
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What happens when poor women suddenly acquire land status and power
The online site examiner.com wrote about assistant psychology professor Shelly Grabe's study on land owning and power among women in two developing countries.
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Craig Haney: Solitary Confinement is a “Tried-and-True” Torture Device
Psychology and legal studies professor Craig Haney gave an extensive interview to the PBS investigative documentary program Frontline for its two-part special report "Locked up in America."
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Recent jail deaths raise questions about detox protocols
Newsworks, a blog by WHYY public radio in Philadelphia, quoted psychology professor Craig Haney in an article that looked at the recent deaths of two inmates in Bucks County, Penn. jails.
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80,000 Americans Suffer From a Cruel and Unusual Practice Most Countries Abolished
Psychology professor Craig Haney is featured in an article on solitary confinement published by the online site PolicyMic, aimed at millennials. The author later discussed her findings on MSNBC.
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How four inmates launched a statewide hunger strike from solitary
Host Terry Gross interviewed psychology professor Craig Haney about solitary confinement on the NPR program "Fresh Air."
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The Plot from Solitary
An article in New York Magazine on the summer 2013 hunger strike in California prisons featured comments by psychology professor Craig Haney about the psychological effects of prolonged solitary confinement.
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Dolled up or working, Barbie crushes girls' career dreams, study says
Psychology professor Eileen Zurbriggen's study about how girls' views of their career options are affected by playing with Barbie dolls was widely covered by national and international media. Articles appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Science, the Baltimore Sun, Daily Mail, Pacific Standard, Medical News Today, Consumer Affairs.com, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Washington Times, Hispanic business.com,…
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Barbie might be a dream killer, new study suggests
UPI online wrote about a paper co-authored by psychology professor Eileen Zurbriggen published in the journal Sex Roles.
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Is Solitary Confinement A Form Of Torture?
Inside Science, an independent nonprofit news outlet supported by the American Institute of Physics, covered a panel on solitary confinement at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago that included comments by psychology professor Craig Haney. The news service's reports are syndicated to mainstream news organizations, such as NBCNews.com, Fox…
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Scientists call solitary confinement 'damaging and unnecessary'
The BBC quoted psychology professor Craig Haney in a report on solitary confinement from a session at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago. Agence France-Presse also covered the session; its article appeared in Japan Times, Australia's Perth Now, and on News Daily, a website produced by Science Daily.
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UCSC psychologist wins award for lifetime research acheivement in human-computer interaction
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about psychology professor Steve Whittaker winning an award for lifetime research achievement in human and computer interaction.