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Anti-Thanksgiving? Complaining can be a good thing
msnbc: If Thanksgiving weekend is a time for gratitude, let’s make the weekend before the holiday a time for whining. Actually, two studies out this week explore the upside of negative thinking. Sometimes, believing that everything’s the worst
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Mom-to-Be’s Mental State May Affect Child’s Development
U.S. News & World Report: A fetus is sensitive to, and can be affected by, the expectant mother’s mental state, a new study suggests. University of California, Irvine, researchers recruited pregnant women and tested them
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Does The Military Make The Man Or Does The Man Make The Military?
“Be all you can be,” the Army tells potential recruits. The military promises personal reinvention. But does it deliver? A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal
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Seven healthy sins: Some of the bad things you’ve been warned about may actually be good for you
Canada.com: Everything in moderation. I think of those three words as my mother’s superhero buzz-phrase. Not quite as catchy as Bart Simpson’s “Don’t have a cow, man,” or Captain Marvel’s “Shazam!” but possibly more instructive.
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A Spirited Debate Over Chicks
In July, APS put out a press release on why chicks prefer certain types of music based on “Chicks Like Consonant Music,” a study published in Psychological Science. On November 9, 2011, Jason Goldman wrote
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Is There A Hidden Bias Against Creativity?
CEOs, teachers, and leaders claim they want creative ideas to solve problems. But creative ideas are rejected all the time. A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a
