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APS Award Address
The work Earl Hunt described in his James McKeen Cattell Award Address at the 2011 APS Convention focused on some tough questions about intelligence research — questions like “Who cares about trigonometry?” The answer, of
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Does Having a Sweet Tooth Make You a Sweeter Person?
Shape Magazine: Can your personality impact the foods you love to eat? Or can what snacks you reach for change people’s perceptions of you? Perhaps, according to a new study published in the Journal of
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Women Aggressive Toward ‘Sexy’ Peers
ABC News: A new study finds women can be downright nasty when they don’t approve of members of their sex. The harsh reactions of 43 women to a provocatively dressed peer, caught on tape by
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Impatient People Have Lower Credit Scores
Is there a psychological reason why people default on their mortgages? A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that
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The lies we email each other
msnbc: Wondering if that fabulous man you’ve been chatting with online is really a mountain-climbing astronaut fluent in six languages, including Latin? According to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology
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Surviving Holiday Parties When You Have Social Anxiety
Yahoo!: Socializing is a major part of the holiday season, but many people find it difficult. If you suffer anxiety or feel tongue-tied at festive gatherings, here are some helpful tips from Martin Antony, a