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2018 APS Mentor Awards
The recipients of this lifetime achievement award for 2018 are APS Past President Gordon H. Bower, APS Past board Member Lisa Feldman Barrett, and APS Fellow Harry P. Bahrick.
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The enduring appeal of conspiracy theories
In certain pockets of America, measles diagnoses have been spreading at previously unprecented rates. In 2017 there were 58 confirmed cases of the illness in Minnesota – the largest outbreak the state had seen in
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Better Than Willpower
Willpower, reason, and executive-functioning skills all seem like ingredients in the recipe for success. So why, then, have so many of us already abandoned our New Year’s resolutions, and it’s not even February yet? According
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Too Sad? Too Happy? Salesperson Emotions Affect Buyer Behavior During and After Sale
Intense emotions led customers to decreased trust in the salesperson, expected satisfaction with the product, and actual use of the product.
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The Importance of Fostering Emotional Diversity in Boys
You’re given a choice: Would you rather spend your day feeling happy versus happy interspersed with some moments of sadness, frustration, and anxiety? Most of us would choose the first option in a heartbeat. Psychologists
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The Only Way to Keep Your Resolutions
New Year’s Eve is a time to set goals: to eat better, to save more money, to work harder, to drink less. It’s Day 1 on the road to a “new you.” But this road
