Sometimes it seems that everyone has abandoned the notion that rational self-interest drives people's decisions. It's high time for some answers to the next obvious question: If Reason doesn't rule the mental roost, then what does govern people's approach to buying, selling, voting, marrying, hiring and other choices? Last month, this study suggested that part of the answer is, simply, food. Pe
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July 23, 2010
Want to Play It Safe? Have a Cheeseburger
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June 3, 2010
Caffeine Doesn’t Make You More Alert
A UK-led study suggests the notion that caffeine makes us more alert is more imagined than real and that frequent coffee drinkers develop a tolerance to both its stimulatory and anxiety-producing effects. You can read about the study led by researchers at Bristol University in the 2 June advanced online issue of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology...
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May 13, 2009
Engaged Employees Are Good, But Don’t Count On Commitment
The notion that highly engaged workers will continue to work tirelessly for organizations despite diminishing resources often isn't true, according to a psychology professor.
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