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Wie man einen Lügner erkennt (How to recognize a liar)
ORF Austria: Haben Sie schon mal einen Profi-Pokerspieler im Moment des Turniergewinns gesehen? Bei uns Normalverbrauchern würde all die Anspannung sichtbar abfallen, und wir würden jubeln angesichts des Batzen Geldes, den man als Sieger einstreift. Doch im Gesicht der Pokerspieler passiert: nichts. Sie sind so darauf trainiert, ihre Emotionen zu verbergen, dass ihre gefrorene Mimik auch im Moment des Triumphes nicht aufzutauen vermag. Auch das Umgekehrte, das Vortäuschen von Gefühlen, ist alles andere als einfach. Wie Leanne ten Brinke von der University of California, Berkeley, herausgefunden hat, muss ein versierter Lügner seine Gesichtsmuskeln gut im Griff haben.
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Fast and slow lessons for marketers
The Guardian: The idea of consumers making fully reasoned decisions is finally being debunked. Events like the financial crisis and fresh research have successfully challenged the idea that rationality is at the heart of our choices. The most prominent thinker in this area is psychologist Daniel Kahneman. His book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow", has now sold over a million copies in the UK. He's demonstrated that our mind has two systems of thought. System 1 is a fast, automatic and intuitive process over which we have little conscious control. System 2, which corresponds with our idea of rational reasoning is slow, deliberative and effortful.
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For the Devils, Shootouts Become a No-Win Mind Game
The New York Times: The Devils have a case of the yips. Not your garden variety, as with a golfer losing his putting touch. This one runs through the whole team and has been going on all season. The Devils have lost all 11 shootouts they had been in this season and an N.H.L.-record 15 consecutive over all since March 15, 2013. “Never have I seen anything like this,” said Paul Dennis, a professor of sports psychology at York University in Toronto and formerly the Maple Leafs’ mental skills coach for 20 years. He called the Devils’ futility a debilitating “emotional contagion.” Saul L. Miller, a sports psychologist in Vancouver, British Columbia, who has worked with N.H.L.
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Four common mistakes parents make when praising their kids
The Globe and Mail: Everybody wants what’s best for their kids. We know we should be helping to build their self-esteem and boost their resilience. Problem is, our efforts might be doing more harm than good. Multiple studies have shown that certain types of praise can actually harm children, whether it makes them shrink from challenges or suffer a loss of motivation to try new things. The latest research even shows that what seems like a natural tendency to heap praise on certain kids will backfire. ... In a study to be published in the journal Psychological Science, researchers at Ohio State University found that this strategy can backfire.
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Early Intervention May Reduce Adults’ Aggressive Behavior
Parents Magazine: A decade-long education program aimed at teaching children self-regulation and other healthy cognitive techniques is showing results in reducing aggressive behavior when the schoolchildren become adults, according to new research published in the journal Psychological Science. More from the journal: The research, led by psychological scientist Justin Carré of Nipissing University in Ontario, Canada, indicates that dampened testosterone levels in response to social threats may account for the intervention’s success in reducing aggression.
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Personal Zen app promises to reduce stress in 25 minutes
CNET: Feeling stressed? There's an app for that. Personal Zen for iOS promises to reduce your stress and anxiety by way of a simple game played a few times per week. What's behind that promise? Science. According to the development team, which consists of "leading neuroscientists and mobile developers," the app is clinically proven to reduce stress. And here's the research to back that up: A newly published study in Clinical Psychological Science suggests that attention-bias modification training -- the kind provided by Personal Zen -- can lower anxiety levels. Read the whole story: CNET