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Curiosity Doesn’t Kill The Student
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s good for the student. In fact, personality traits like curiosity seem to be as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school.
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Study of the Day: The Personality Trait for Post-Divorce Resilience
The Atlantic: PROBLEM: The end of a marriage is a painful experience. Still, why do some divorcees recover easily while others flounder? METHODOLOGY: The researchers enlisted 105 divorcees who were married for over 13 years
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Why it feels good to be the Master Chief
msnbc: Leave it to a psychologist at the University of Essex to discover that the secret sauce in irresistible video games is the characters’ personalities — especially those that leave just enough creative space for
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Why We Like People Who Share Our Taste In Music
The Huffington Post: When you’re at a party and you meet new people, you’d like to have some way to get to know about them quickly. You can try to talk about sports with people
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Queen bee syndrome: Women are warned to steer clear of female bosses if they want to rise through the ranks
Daily Mail: Powerful businesswomen block the rise of other women in the company due to sexism in the workplace, a new study shows. Psychologists have studied so-called ‘queen bee’ behaviour where top women distance themselves
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Facebook spreads emotions among friends
San Jose Mercury News: Next time you feel like broadcasting some gloomy tale of woe on Facebook, you might want to think twice. Your friends could catch your feelings. Psychologists have long known that emotions
