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Where Do Eureka Moments Come From?
The New Yorker: A man in a town married twenty women. There have been no divorces or annulments, and everyone in question is still alive and well. The man is not a bigamist, and he
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Want a Better Deal? Put on Your ‘Angry Face’
TODAY: Skip the poker face. If you’re hoping to get a good deal on a car, or get people to do what you want, you should put on your best angry expression, a new study
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Der letzte Eindruck zählt (The Last Impression Counts)
Sueddeutsche Zeitung: Achtung, Binsenweisheit: Das Finale entscheidet. Tatsächlich gilt das nicht nur für Fußballmeisterschaften, Tennisturniere und andere Wettkämpfe, es scheint auch ein grundsätzlicher Umstand des Lebens zu sein. Der letzte Eindruck prägt das Urteil über
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Distance From a Conflict May Promote Wiser Reasoning
If you’re faced with a troubling personal dilemma, such as a cheating spouse, you may think about it more wisely if you consider it as an outside observer would, according to research forthcoming in Psychological
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Peer Pressure Might Have an Expiration Date
New York Magazine: Anyone who keeps an eye on psychological research will quickly internalize a key point: Group influence matters. In many cases, what our peers are doing and saying can actually override our own
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Per ottenere sollievo dallo stress decidiamo di “pre-crastinare” (To get relief from stress we decide to “pre-crastinate”)
La Stampa: Ogni nuovo compito o lavoro che ci viene affidato è causa di stress. Quasi tutti ne siamo soggetti, perché sentiamo crescere un’ansia dentro che ci vorrebbe far liberare di questo il prima possibile.
