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An Antidote for Mindlessness
The New Yorker: In the mid-nineteen-seventies, the cognitive psychologist Ellen Langer noticed that elderly people who envisioned themselves as younger versions of themselves often began to feel, and even think, like they had actually become
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1 Big Money-Saving Secret Everyone Needs To Know
Forbes: Trying to buy a house? Save for retirement? Finally pay off your student loans? Then you know that saving thousands of dollars doesn’t happen overnight. And you also know that your good intentions (“This
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Show Me the Numbers: Precision as a Cue to Others’ Confidence Alexandra Jerez-Fernandez, Ashley N. Angulo, and Daniel M. Oppenheimer The authors investigated a newly identified indicator
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Understanding ‘Chemobrain’
Halfway through her chemotherapy treatment following a breast cancer diagnosis, Susan (not her real name) began to feel as though a blanket of fog had rolled over her brain. A highly successful professional in her
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Cognition Colored by Emotion
Emotions can sometimes act as a kind of “sixth sense,” steering us toward certain behaviors, decisions, and judgments. Perhaps no one is more familiar with these emotional phenomena than affective science pioneer Gerald L. Clore
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How College Students Can Benefit From Some Mindfulness Training
The Huffington Post: College is full of distractions, but mindfulness training could help students stay on track and focused, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Miami found that students who took a
