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JP de Ruiter, professor of psychology and computer science, says that for a long time it was thought that the “paraverbal” information in conversations—the intonations, lengthening of words and ...

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Bonnie Lord is a junior from Alma, Michigan and is an environmental science major at Albion College. She is driven by community, justice and sustainability. She enjoys bird watching, reading and ...

Cats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows.