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Good Manners are Bad for You
Scottish Sunday Express: Psychologists say that although being polite helps get us through awkward social situations, it can have hidden perils in emergencies. They found that our tendency to be vague and evasive in order
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Is High Ability Necessary for Greatness?
Scientific American: As soon as I saw the headline “Research sheds light on origins of greatness”, my interest was piqued. The article is referring to a new paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science, so
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Auch Mimik braucht Kontext
ORF Austria: Mit einem anderen Aspekt der zwischenmenschlichen Interaktion hat sich Lisa Feldman Barrett in einer aktuellen Metastudie beschäftigt, nämlich mit der Interpretation menschlicher Gesichtsausdrücke. Hunderte Studien zum Thema hat die Forscherin gesichtet und kommt
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Kind Words Can Lead to Harsh Consequences
LiveScience: Politeness has a place, but not in high-stakes situations, according to researchers. Whether a pilot is making an emergency flight or a doctor is trying to help a patient make a surgical decision, the
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Why telling the truth could save your life: Most of us would rather lie to avoid awkwardness (even in high-risk situations)
Daily Mail: Many of us would rather tell a white lie than the brutal truth to avoid an awkward social situation. Instead of admitting a friend’s new hair-do is hideous, we may choose to say
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Women, Men and the Bedroom
In the racy television hit show, Sex and the City, Carrie, one of the main characters tells her best girlfriends that “Men who are too good looking are never good in bed because they never
