ProfNet Experts Available on Why People Lie, Pet Behavior, More

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EXPERT ALERTS

• Why People Lie
• New Scientific Study Reveals Your Dog Knows Exactly What You're Saying
• What Thrill Seekers Are Expecting This Halloween

MEDIA JOBS

• Associate Producer – Fox News Channel (NY)
• Senior Editor – U.S. News & World Report (DC)
• Morning News Anchor – WSYX-TV/WTTE-TV (OH)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• Blog Profiles: Higher Education Blogs
• Media Insider: Instagram Most Engaging, BuzzFeed Multiplies
• The Five Types of Journalists Using Social Media

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EXPERT ALERTS:

Why People Lie
Melinda Paige
assistant professor in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Argosy University, Atlanta
Argosy University, Atlanta
With the news that Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and his teammates lied about being held up at gunpoint in Rio, Dr. Paige can explain why people are led to lie, even when that lie is easy to disprove: "People typically lie under stress. When in fear, people lie." In Lochte's case, Dr. Paige says the swimmers were likely concerned about protecting what's most important to them. Those awkward situations might trigger stress, which impacts the brain's limbic system, which "is programmed for survival, and survival means protecting what really matters to him, like public perception."
Website: https://www.argosy.edu/locations/atlanta
Contact: Carole Carr, cccarr@edmc.edu

New Scientific Study Reveals Your Dog Knows Exactly What You're Saying
Jeff Dorson
Executive Director and Founder
Humane Society of Louisiana
According to researchers in Hungary, there is evidence that dogs really do understand some of what we're saying. The researchers scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking, to determine which parts of the brain they were using (see story at http://tinyurl.com/jz7ax6f). Says Dorson: "We have always maintained that animals, especially dogs, develop strong bonds with humans and there are multiple levels of communication going on at all times. It is no accident that people often tell us that their dog or cat (and sometimes other animals) are part of their family -- and it is because we share so many similarities between our emotional and physiological makeups. And we often rely on the cognitive recognition behaviors (vocalizing, tail wagging) to help us determine if a pet belongs to a former owner, if they have been separated by a natural disaster and lack proper identification."
The Humane Society of Louisiana is a private 501(c)3 animal protection charity founded in New Orleans in 1988. The organization operates diverse animal care and protection programs, and promotes compassion for all animals, working to prevent animal abuse and neglect in all its forms. The organization receive no government funding and relies on private donations for support. The charity is managed by a small staff and an extensive network of volunteers, and is not affiliated with or funded by any national animal protection organization.
Website: http://news.humanela.org
Contact: Ryan McCormick, ryan@goldmanmccormick.com

What Thrill Seekers Are Expecting This Halloween
John Marino
Owner
Scarefest Scream Park
With the popularity of Halloween growing significantly over the last several years, Marino is available to discuss what thrill seekers are expecting this season: "When it comes to Halloween, creating the right atmosphere is extremely important. People don't just get in line for a haunted house and then go home -- they want to have an entire experience when they visit a haunted attraction."
Marino is owner of Scarefest Scream Park in the greater Detroit area that has been helping people get their Halloween thrills for 11 years.
Contact: Sue Voyles, sue@logos-communications.com

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• Associate Producer – Fox News Channel (NY)
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• Morning News Anchor – WSYX-TV/WTTE-TV (OH)

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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line.

• BLOG PROFILES: HIGHER EDUCATION BLOGS. Each week, PR Newswire's Audience Relations group selects an industry or subject and a handful of blogs that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week, we look at blogs covering higher education: http://bit.ly/2bv0Swk
• MEDIA INSIDER: INSTAGRAM MOST ENGAGING, BUZZFEED MULTIPLIES. In Media Insider, we look at the journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the previous week we think you should know about: http://bit.ly/2c9tSsn
• THE FIVE TYPES OF JOURNALISTS USING SOCIAL MEDIA. While social media may have once been viewed by news media as another way to drive clicks to articles, Cision's latest Global Social Journalism Study reveals that social media use by journalists goes far beyond publishing and promoting content. In fact, more than 58 percent of the journalists surveyed rate social media as very important for interacting with their audience. Read more: http://prn.to/2c0lhWK

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