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Stress is as contagious as a cold
Marie Claire UK: A new study reveals that it’s not just the common cold that does the rounds in the office. You can also catch other people’s stress. Professor Elaine Hatfield, a psychologist from the
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How to find true friends (and love) in 45 minutes
WIRED UK: Can you make someone become intimately close to you — even fall in love with you — in less than an hour? Just ask Arthur Aron. Dr Aron — known to friends as
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5 Ways To Make a Killer First Impression
Forbes: Most people will judge you within the first second of meeting you and their opinion will most likely never change. Making a good first impression is incredibly important, because you only get one shot
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Practice necessary, but not enough to master chess
Yahoo News India: There is a theory in psychology that the more you practice; the better you’ll do in areas like sports, music, and chess. But, a psychological scientist has claimed that practice is necessary
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Kind Words Can Lead to Harsh Consequences
Yahoo! Canada: Politeness has a place, but not in high-stakes situations, according to researchers. Whether a pilot is making an emergency flight or a doctor is trying to help a patient make a surgical decision
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Online Exclusive: The Obedience Experiments at 50
This year is the 50th anniversary of the start of Stanley Milgram’s groundbreaking experiments on obedience to destructive orders — the most famous, controversial and, arguably, most important psychological research of our times. To commemorate
