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Extreme Political Attitudes May Stem From an Illusion of Understanding
Having to explain how a political policy works leads people to express less extreme attitudes toward the policy, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The
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“Consult Your Physician Immediately If …”
The Huffington Post: It’s difficult to turn on the TV today without seeing an advertisement for one drug or another. That’s not surprising, since drug makers spend billions of dollars each year to promote their
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The Two Faces of Attractiveness
The Huffington Post: Imagine that you’re an early human, trying to make your way in a perilous world. One very useful talent would be reading and reacting to the faces of other early humans —
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You’re Lying to Yourself About How Good Your Future Will Be
Smithsonian Magazine: In the long run, we all can look forward to pretty bleak futures. Whether the final ‘game over’ arrives in the form of a car wreck, a terminal illness, a heart attack or
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Can Happiness Lead to Thievery?
A psychological study suggests that happy people may have an easier time in justifying their own immoral behavior.
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“Consult your physician immediately if . . .”
It’s difficult to turn on the TV today without seeing an advertisement for one drug or another. That’s not surprising, since drug makers spend billions of dollars each year to promote their treatments for depression
