The series Sid Meier’s Civilization is one of the most enduring and successful historical video games to date. With six installments various spin-offs dating back 1991, it has influenced way many players perceive history. From its very first iteration, featured several Near Eastern civilizations from periods. Our research on game’s portrayal interpretation cultures East shown that, while there ...

The current study examined a prediction derived from the challenge hypothesis; individuals who viciously win a competition of rank order will seek out pornography relatively more often than individuals who viciously lose a competition. By examining Google keyword searches during the 2006 and 2010 midterm elections in the United States, the relative popularity of various pornography keyword sear...