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How Right and Left Shape Right and Wrong
The Wall Street Journal: “The wise man’s heart is at his right hand,” says Ecclesiastes, “but the fool’s heart is at his left.” Islamic law says that Muslims should use their right hands alone for
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New Research From Psychological Science
The Use of Definite References Signals Declarative Memory: Evidence From Patients With Hippocampal Amnesia Melissa C. Duff, Rupa Gupta, Julie A. Hengst, Daniel Tranel, and Neal J. Cohen Most people will use declarative references to
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Who knows you best? Not you, say psychologists
Know thyself. That was Socrates’ advice, and it squares with conventional wisdom. “It’s a natural tendency to think we know ourselves better than others do,” says Washington University in St. Louis assistant professor Simine Vazire.
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Does Revenge Serve an Evolutionary Purpose?
Scientific American: Spontaneous patriotic chants and flag-waving crowds were sparked by word that Osama bin Laden had been killed earlier this week. Despite the man’s loathed reputation as the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist
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Robisz karierę? Jesteś hipokrytą i zaliczysz „skok w bok”
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna: Nie tylko mężczyźni na wysokich stanowiskach częściej zdradzają. Większą skłonność do oszukiwania swych partnerów wykazują też kobiety, które pną się po szczeblach kariery zawodowej – wykazały badania opublikowane w „Psychological Science”.
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Dependency and Passivity-You Can Have One without the Other
Think of a dependent person and you think of someone who’s needy, high-maintenance, and passive. That’s how many psychologists and therapists think of them, too; passivity is key. But dependency is actually more complex and