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Think Fast! Take Risks! New Study Finds a Link Between Fast Thinking and Risk Taking
New experiments show that the experience of thinking fast makes people more likely to take risks. This discovery suggests that some of the innovations of the modern world—fast-paced movies, social media sites with a constant
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Why the last chocolate tastes the best
The Telegraph: Psychologists discovered that people become “motivated” when they know an experience is about to be completed. The University of Michigan study found that this led to a person thinking the experience would end
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Comment réduire la douleur sans médicaments
Le Figaro: On en sait aujourd’hui plus sur les mécanismes cérébraux à l’origine d’une baisse de la sensation de douleur sans antalgiques. Des études avaient déjà montré que l’effet placebo (on donne au patient un
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Different Bodies, Different Minds
We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, absorbing information, weighing it carefully, and making thoughtful decisions. But, as it turns out, we’re kidding ourselves. Over the past few decades, scientists have shown there
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Distraction Reduces Pain, Study Finds
Yahoo!: When you distract yourself from pain, you actually hurt less, a new study suggests. Study participants who were subjected to slight pain on their forearms reported less discomfort when they were asked to perform
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Why willpower matters – and how to get it
The Guardian: In the smart restaurant of a very smart hotel in the West End of London, Roy F Baumeister, eminent American social psychology professor, orders a lunch of fish and chips, and then decides not to
