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People See Sexy Pictures of Women as Objects, Not People
Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women’s sexualized bodies are on display. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that both men and
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Religion Replenishes Self-Control
There are many theories about why religion exists, most of them unproven. Now, in an article published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Kevin Rounding of Queen’s University, Ontario
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Tried And Tested Ways To Get Hired To Do Something You Actually Love
Business Insider: A recent Pew study reveals what many of us have already observed: re-employed workers — those who lose their jobs and are then hired elsewhere — are more likely to consider themselves overqualified for what
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Kreislauf der Geschenke
Süddeutsche.de: Warum es in Ordnung ist, Präsente weiterzugeben Geburtstag, Hochzeit, Kommunion, Konfirmation, Einschulung und bald wieder Muttertag: Ständig soll irgendjemand beschenkt werden. Das stresst, und am Ende wird wieder etwas wenig Kreatives in Geschenkpapier versteckt.
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Why the Powerful Lie, Cheat and Steal
Discovery News: The trial of former Sen. John Edwards, who is currently facing charges of allegedly diverting funds from his failed 2008 presidential campaign to his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, raises a question that comes
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Is regifting really that bad?
Business Insider: The people who originally gave the gift are not nearly as offended as regifters think they’ll be. Five studies investigate whether the practice of “regifting”-a social taboo-is as offensive to givers as regifters
