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I feel powerful — and so tall!
The Boston Globe: Power makes you feel tall. Growing up, children learn to associate tallness with power, and, among adults, we tend to assign power to those who are tall. But does this association also
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Thinking About Mortality Changes How We Act
Scientific American: The thought of shuffling off our mortal coil can make all of us a little squeamish. But avoiding the idea of death entirely means ignoring the role it can play in determining our
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Baby niet te onderschatten
De Standaard: Baby’s onthouden meer dan gedacht. Bijvoorbeeld dat ze zonet iets gezien hebben, ook al zijn ze compleet vergeten wat het precies was. Niet zo lang geleden stond het nog in alle handboeken: baby’s
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Bebês guardam lembranças mesmo quando parecem esquecer, diz estudo
msn ESTADAO: Um estudo publicado na mais recente edição da revista Psychological Science afirma que os bebês de até 6 meses de idade podem conservar a noção de algo que viram, mesmo quando está fora
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Männer überschätzen ihre Anziehungskraft
Sueddeutsche Zeitung: Die Geschichte von Mann und Frau ist eine Geschichte voller Missverständnisse und Fehlinterpretationen. Einen möglichen Grund für die Kommunikationspannen zwischen den Geschlechter gibt nun eine neue Studie der US-Psychologin Carin Perilloux: Demnach neigen
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The Goldilocks Principle of Stress: Too Little Is Almost As Bad as Too Much
TIME: A life free of stress and adversity sounds blissful. But, in fact, the happiest and healthiest people are those who have had at least some early exposure to negative experiences, according to a new