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Is Psychology About to Come Undone?
The Chronicle of Higher Education: If you’re a psychologist, the news has to make you a little nervous—particularly if you’re a psychologist who published an article in 2008 in any of these three journals: Psychological
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Going the Distance: Stereotypes and Hard Work
The Huffington Post: I plead guilty to trading in stereotypes once in a while. For example, I’ve somehow gotten the idea that East Africans are especially good distance runners, and I think I’ve even said
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¿La gente odiosa nace así?
CNN Español: Vamos a decirlo de frente: todo el mundo no es agradable. De hecho, ser bueno es más difícil para algunas personas que otras. Pero ¿es posible que “la amabilidad” esté predeterminada por los
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Reminders of Secular Authority Reduce Believers’ Distrust of Atheists
What’s the group that least agrees with Americans’ vision of their country? It’s not Muslims, gays, feminists, or recent immigrants. It’s atheists, according to many sociological surveys. In one survey conducted in 2006 by sociologist
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Being nice may be in your genes, according to study
CBS News: Being a nice person isn’t just because of how your mother raised you: It might be coded into your genes. A new study, out in the April issue of Psychological Science, shows that
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Can You Think Your Way To That Hole-In-One?
NPR: Psychologists at Purdue University have come up with an interesting twist on the old notion of the power of positive thinking. Call it the power of positive perception: They’ve shown that you may be