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To Thine Own Self: The Psychology of Authenticity
One of the core principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, the 12-Step addiction recovery program, is authenticity. At least two of the steps emphasize the importance of honest moral inventory, and the AA “chip”—the medallion handed out
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Puppy vs. puppy: Tail of Super Bowl ads
USA Today: The Super Bowl is fast-evolving into a Puppy Bowl of marketing. Two of the game’s biggest advertisers — Anheuser-Busch and GoDaddy — will feature golden retriever puppies as stars in their upcoming Super
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It Pays to Have an Eye for Emotions
From Gordon Gekko in Wall Street to Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada, successful people in the workplace are often shown as tough and single-minded, with little concern for the feelings of others. In
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Why Emotional Learning May Be As Important As The ABCs
NPR: Thomas O’Donnell’s kindergarten kids are all hopped up to read about Twiggle the anthropomorphic Turtle. “Who can tell me why Twiggle here is sad,” O’Donnell asks his class at Matthew Henson Elementary School in
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Expressing Anger Linked with Better Health in Some Cultures
In the US and many Western countries, people are urged to manage feelings of anger or suffer its ill effects — but new research with participants from the US and Japan suggests that anger may actually
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APS Past President McGaugh Wins Grawemeyer Award
Psychological scientist James McGaugh, one of APS’s first presidents, has won the prestigious 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, in recognition of his seminal research on the link between emotions and memory. A neurobiology and behavior
