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People Anticipate Others’ Genuine Smiles, But Not Polite Smiles
Smile and the world smiles with you — but new research suggests that not all smiles are created equal. The research shows that people actually anticipate smiles that are genuine but not smiles that are
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Online Dating Really Can Lead to Love
Science: Millions of people first met their spouses through online dating. But how have those marriages fared compared with those of people who met in more traditional venues such as bars or parties? Pretty well
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People Who Hold Extreme Attitudes Feel Superior in Their Beliefs Even for Trivial Issues
Katrina Jongman-Sereno, a 2013 APS Student Research Award recipient from Duke University, presented her work on “People Who Hold Extreme Attitudes Feel Superior in Their Beliefs Even for Trivial Issues” at the 25th APS Annual
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Can’t We All Just Get Along? What Psychology Tells Us About Political Gridlock
LiveScience: The U.S. government is broken. That is how Diane Halpern, a cognitive psychologist at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif., opens her talks on the psychology of political partisanship. The divisions between the Republican
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More Satisfaction, Less Divorce for People Who Meet Spouses Online
TIME: More than one-third of American marriages today get their start online — and those marriages are more satisfying and are less likely to end in divorce, according to a new study. The research, which
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The Power Of Rituals In Eating, Grieving And Business
Forbes: All over the world, people in pain turn to rituals in the face of loss—no matter if it’s the death of a loved one (dressing in black, for example), the end of a relationship