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Sweaty Palms and Racing Heart May Benefit Some Negotiators
The idea of having to negotiate over the price of a new car sends many into the cold sweats, but new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests
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Facebook Makes Us Sadder And Less Satisfied, Study Finds
NPR: Facebook’s mission “to make the world more open and connected” is a familiar refrain among company leaders. But the latest research shows connecting 1.1 billion users around the world may come at a psychological
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The Dark Side of Empathy
Conventional wisdom, backed up by substantial experimental research, holds that we’re more cooperative in negotiations when we can truly see the other person’s point of view. But in some cases, seeing a situation from the
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New Society Aims to Support Affective Science
Scientists who study affective phenomena will soon have a place to interact, collaborate, and share their science with colleagues. A new society — The Society for Affective Science (SAS) — has been organized for the
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Writing – for health and happiness?
BBC: Decades of research have shown that writing down your emotions has concrete health benefits – even helping wounds heal. But as more and more people publish their intimate feelings online, could they be doing
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Two-Faced Facebook: We Like It, but It Doesn’t Make Us Happy
TIME: The more we use Facebook, the worse we feel. That’s what social psychologists at the University of Michigan report after tracking how 82 young adults used their Facebook accounts over a two-week period. When