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Humans Will Trade Pain for Useless Information
People often go great lengths to earn a reward—no pain, no gain, as the saying goes. A new study published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B suggests that many will also go to great Visit Page
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research on suicidal ideation, sex-related substance use among gay and bisexual men, the importance of collaborative decision-making, and much more. Visit Page
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2 Reasons Why We Need to Spend More Time Thinking About Nothing, According to a Psychologist
According to a classic study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, it is likely that the more we use our brains, the less age-related cognitive decline we experience. But what does this really mean? Does it mean that Visit Page
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Tap Into the Wisdom of Your ‘Inner Crowd’
Take your best guess for the questions below. Without looking up the answers, jot down your guess in your notes app or on a piece of paper. Next, we want you to take a second Visit Page
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How to Make Better Decisions, Faster
Contemplation and reflection are important, but nothing ever gets done until you actually get started. In business (and in life), a bias toward action is important. That’s why Jeff Bezos thinks most decisions should be made when you don’t have all the Visit Page
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on threat-related perceptual decision making, metacognitive myopia, learning one’s own genetic susceptibility to mental disorders, brain reward circuits, and much more. Visit Page
