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Month: July 2015

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Which Friendships Last the Longest?: Psychology of Attraction and Adolescent Relationships

July 31, 2015August 13, 2015 by Andy

About half of all adolescent friendships don’t even survive into the next school year. Surely … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags Attraction, friendship, Liking, New Research Friday, relationships, similarity5 Comments
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The Social Psychology of Smell: 3 Scents That Influence Us

July 28, 2015July 17, 2015 by Andy

Last week I covered a lot of the research on embodiment in a huge post. … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags embodiment, morality, Perception, priming, smell2 Comments
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Self-Esteem Development Over Time: The Maturity Hypothesis

July 24, 2015August 13, 2015 by Andy

  Recent research by Tilmann von Soest, Lars Wichstrøm, and Ingela Lundin Kvalem looks at … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags development, longitudinal, New Research Friday, Self-Esteem, The Self1 Comment
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10 Mind-Body Connections You Didn’t See Coming

July 21, 2015July 17, 2015 by Andy

Research on “embodiment” (or “embodied cognition”) has exploded in recent years. The idea behind this … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags embodied cognition, embodiment, mind-body, persuasion, posture, power pose2 Comments
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Writing Tip: Use “More Than” More Than “Less Than”

July 17, 2015August 13, 2015 by Andy

  Let’s say you’re a writer, and you’re reporting on the gender pay gap. Which of … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags belief, fluency, New Research Friday, trust, writingLeave a comment
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When We Fail to Give: Dehumanization and Giving Aid to Outgroups

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 by Andy

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, people noticed that it was taking a while for anyone … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags altruism, charity, dehumanization, empathy, helping, PrejudiceLeave a comment
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When Good and Evil Feel Real: Psychology of “Moral Vitalism”

July 10, 2015August 13, 2015 by Andy

  A few years ago, I got swept up in the TV show, Carnivàle [1]As with … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags morality, New Research Friday1 Comment
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Racial “Colorblindness” and an Uncomfortable Game of “Guess Who”

July 8, 2015July 6, 2015 by Andy

“I’m not racist. I don’t even see color.” Imagine you work on a team with these three … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags Color Blindness, Prejudice, Race, StereotypesLeave a comment
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Helping Friends and Foes: Why We Help Sometimes and Not Others

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 by Andy

If you were walking to lunch one day, and you saw someone trip, spill his groceries … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags altruism, Attraction, helping, ingroups, similarity4 Comments
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Why Language Goes Viral: What 200 Years and 5 Million Books Tell Us

July 3, 2015August 13, 2015 by Andy

  In the internet age, there’s so much talk of “going viral,” but things have … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags Language, Metaphors, New Research Friday, Social Network1 Comment
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