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What’s in a Label?
NPR Science Friday: On this week’s show we’re talking with Adam Alter, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at NYU’s Stern School of Business and author of the new book Drunk Tank Pink: And Other
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You’ve Been Doing a Fantastic Job. Just One Thing …
The New York Times: MOST of us think we know how to give feedback. Positive comments are better — and more useful — than negative ones. And if you do have to point out something
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Low on Self-Control? Surrounding Yourself With Strong-Willed Friends May Help
Research suggests that people with low self-control prefer and depend on people with high self-control, possibly as a way to make up for the skills they themselves lack.
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Does nature play a role in forming prejudices?
The Boston Globe: Anyone who’s ever been to a playground or read “Lord of the Flies” knows that children don’t have to be taught how to pick on unpopular peers. But a troubling new study
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Why Not Apologizing Makes You Feel Better
NPR: To err is human. So is refusing to apologize for those errors. From toddlers and talk show hosts to preteens and presidents, we all know people who have done stupid, silly and evil things
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Fredrickson and Other Leading Scientists to Sign Books at the APS Annual Convention
APS Fellow Barbara L. Fredrickson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knows how to communicate psychological science to the public. On March 24, her op-ed on electronic devices, social connectedness, and health quickly became
