psychology

08/04/2018 - 16:49

“Beyond simply becoming more positive or negative, people spontaneously shift toward using more emotional language when trying to persuade... →

11/03/2018 - 15:37

Although it’s already well known that we should pace our studies, new research suggests that we should aim for “minimal interference”... →

26/02/2018 - 10:16

But what about the people who tend to see the glass as half empty rather than half full? Is being pessimistic always such a bad thing?... →

22/02/2018 - 10:51

“Why should we think common sense is a good guide to what the universe is like?” says Philip Goff, a philosophy professor at Central... →

12/02/2018 - 15:42

However, in the East, space is understood a bit differently. In Japan, spaces have meanings prior to any activity that happens within them... →

11/02/2018 - 13:21

In the 19th and 20th centuries, scholars largely abandoned these supernatural ideas. Prominent figures such as Sigmund Freud... →

06/02/2018 - 12:37

We are therefore easily able to put ourselves in Offred’s shoes and feel empathy towards her. It taps into our very human capacity to share... →

22/01/2018 - 16:31

But what if this attitude has it exactly backwards? What if the key to success isn’t trying hard but not trying very hard at all? The idea... →

09/01/2018 - 16:03

Her dismissiveness wasn’t a surprise. By any measure, Freud was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Following his... →

11/12/2017 - 18:23

As Mann dived into the topic of boredom, she found that it was actually “very interesting.” It’s certainly not pointless. Wijnand van... →

07/12/2017 - 13:37

Show one of those, and a shop assistant who didn't know you would happily let you walk out of the store with an armful of goods you'd not... →

24/11/2017 - 11:43

The app I eventually chose messaged me every hour or so with a positive affirmation that I was supposed to repeat to myself over and over... →

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