Realistic stories promote prosocial behaviors in young children than anthropomorphic ones. This has been the finding of a 2018 experimental study that compared the effect of reading or sharing stories with either human characters or anthropomorphized animal characters on preschoolers. The results of this study yielded that reading human stories increased preschoolers’ children’s altruistic givingContinueContinue reading “Reading Realistic Fiction Promotes Pro-social Behavior and Altruistic Giving Among Children”
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30-minute Reading Activity or Watching Humorous Videos Reduces Stress and Lowers Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
High levels of stress can have a negative effect on our psychological and emotional health. Good thing that there are multiple methods available to reduce its negative impact. Some of us have hectic schedules and face stress after stress after stress without even being able to do coping techniques for stress. Hence, time constraints areContinueContinue reading “30-minute Reading Activity or Watching Humorous Videos Reduces Stress and Lowers Blood Pressure and Heart Rate”
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