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Why having sweaty palms before that big job interview could actually work in your favour
The Daily Mail: The age-old advice to ‘just relax’ before giving a speech or taking an exam may not hold true, research suggests. A study found that signs traditionally interpreted as nervousness – such as
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Study: Disgusting Sweaty Palms Sometimes Help With Business Deals
The Atlantic: According to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, what seems like an unfortunate physical quirk may put people at an advantage when negotiating, if they like negotiating. If they don’t, it may make
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Sweaty Palms and Racing Heart May Benefit Some Negotiators
The idea of having to negotiate over the price of a new car sends many into the cold sweats, but new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests
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Being Stoic for the Spouse’s Sake Comes at a High Cost
Among life’s many tragedies, the death of a child is one that is perhaps the greatest for parents. No matter what the age of the child or the cause of death, the irrefutable fact of
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about new and exciting research published in Psychological Science and Clinical Psychological Science. Visual Context Processing in Schizophrenia Eunice Yang, Duje Tadin, Davis M. Glasser, Sang Wook Hong, Randolph Blake, and Sohee Park Researchers
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Culture Influences Judgment of Others
LiveScience: European Americans are more likely than Asian-Americans to judge an individual’s personality based on behaviors, such as presuming someone who, say, won’t touch a door handle is neurotic, a new study suggests. The key
