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The Enduring Influence of Jean Piaget
The Psychology Today interview with Jean Piaget took place in 1970 at the height of his influence. During that year, the international Jean Piaget Society was formed, and the society, as well as Piaget’s influence
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Look Out, Kids: Competitiveness Peaks in Middle Age
Miller-McCune: In our culture, competitiveness is usually associated with youth. Think of sporting contests, music competitions (both of the classical virtuoso and pop diva varieties), or the pressure-packed process of applying to prestigious universities. It
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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
