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Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant
About the American Psychological Foundation (APF) APF provides financial support for innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations
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Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention will be held November 15 – 18, 2012 in National Harbor, MD. For more information visit: http://www.abct.org/Members/?m=mMembers&fa=Convention
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Can’t Help Myself
The New York Times: Human consciousness, that wonderful ability to reflect, ponder and choose, is our greatest evolutionary achievement. But it is possible to have too much of a good thing, and fortunately we also
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Trimming super-size with psychology, from half-order sides to color of the plates
The Washington Post: Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile
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Fighting willpower’s catch-22
ScienceNews: Willpower comes with a wicked kickback. Exerting self-control saps a person’s mental energy and makes the next desire that inevitably comes along feel more compelling and harder to resist, a study of people’s daily
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The surprising upside to hitting hard times
Today Show: It may be hard to look on the bright side when you’re mid-divorce or post-pink slip. But traumatic life events can actually benefit you in the long run, according to a new research
