Does This Surprise You Too?

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Conservatives and liberals are biologically different. That's according to a study done at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln, which found they responded differently to "gaze cues" - looking to see where someone else is looking. Seventy-two students were told to focus on a face on a computer screen and find a black ball as soon as it appeared. Although they were told to ignore where the face looked, liberals were much likelier to follow the gaze cues. This was attributed to liberals being more concerned about the welfare of others and thus being more susceptible to social cues. Hmmm, is this "political science"?

According to a study published in the journal Psychological Science, upper-class people aren't as good at reading other people's emotions. When 300 upper- and lower-class people were asked to interpret the emotions of people in photographs and of strangers in mock job interviews, those with more education, money and self-defined social status weren't nearly as good at knowing if people were angry, happy, anxious or upset. This was attributed to people from higher-economic backgrounds not having to rely as much on others for help - leaving them somewhat "helpless" when it came to being aware of other people's emotions.

Who knew the majority of parents think that their children are angels? That was the finding when health officials interviewed parents of almost 84,000 children between 2001 and 2007. When parents of children ages 4-17 were asked if their children did what they were told during the previous 6 months, a surprising 95.8% of parents of boys said yes. Ninety-seven percent of parents of girls said yes. However, the perception varied slightly depending on family structure. In 2-parent families 97.9% said yes. In single-parent families 95% said yes. Nevertheless, it seems that raising children makes memories shorter or noses longer.

There was even a SharpSmart magazine survey that found ugly underwear can ruin a woman's day. Twenty-seven percent of the 1,008 women 18 and older who were interviewed said that ill-fitting or unattractive undies affected their mood. They're probably part of the 47% who said they felt sexier and more confident wearing nice or special underwear. The most popular color was white; the most popular style was briefs. Ten percent of women own 35 or more pairs, but the average is 21. Finally, there's the 10% of women none of this applies to because they don't wear underwear - unless they're "underlying".

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