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When One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Many psychological scientists are now calling for a “heterogeneity revolution,” focused on uncovering individual and contextual differences in experimental outcomes. Visit Page
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As Prices Increase During a Recession, Mental Health Usually Decreases
In periods of economic recession, negative mental health symptoms like depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and self-harm tend to increase, according to a study in Behavioral Sciences. Adverse changes in the labor market create wage cuts and layoffs. Visit Page
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Finding It Tough to Motivate Yourself? These Strategies Can Help.
Many people think that motivation is the key to changing habits — and that you either have it or you don’t. But motivation is not a psychological trait or personality characteristic. It’s something you can Visit Page
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Robert Rosenthal, Who Linked Subtle Cues to Behavior, Dies at 90
Robert Rosenthal, a psychologist renowned as an expert in nonverbal communication, and in particular what he called the “self-fulfilling prophecies” in which subtle, often unconscious, gestures can influence behavior, died on Jan. 5 in Riverside Visit Page
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Yes, Messy People Can Learn to Be Tidier. Here’s How.
It may seem like some people are natural born neatniks and others are hardwired to create clutter. But experts say that’s just not true. Far from innate, these tendencies are largely acquired over time. “We Visit Page
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A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine
Here we go again: respiratory virus season. For the first time this year, though, we have vaccines against our big three threats: flu, RSV and COVID. But vaccines in vials do not equal vaccinations in Visit Page
