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Seal Any Deal
Prevention: If you find yourself sealing any negotiation deal with a very sweaty handshake, don’t be embarrassed—be proud! A new study in Psychological Science found sweaty palms and a racing heart actually help your negotiate
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How to Cope When Your Spouse Embarrasses You
The Wall Street Journal: Michele Phillips and her husband, Gary Wadds, were hanging out on the porch with friends one evening in Piermont, N.Y., when the talk turned to hiking. One person mentioned a local
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Diminishing Fear Vicariously By Watching Others
Watching someone safely interact with a supposedly harmful object can help to extinguish conditioned fear responses, and prevent them from resurfacing.
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: The Interactive Effect of Anger and Disgust on Moral Outrage and Judgments Jessica M. Salerno and Liana C. Peter-Hagene Although most people are familiar with the feeling
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Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught?
The New York Times: One day last spring, James Wade sat cross-legged on the carpet and called his kindergarten class to order. Lanky and soft-spoken, Wade has a gentle charisma well suited to his role
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To Change Environmental Behavior, Should We Really Tell People the World Is Ending?
The Huffington Post: This post was co-authored with Elke U. Weber, the Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business at Columbia University’s Business School. This past week, a report leaked from the Intergovernmental Panel on
