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September 17, 2010
Online Dating: 10 Psychological Insights
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September 9, 2010
The Neuropsychology of Asian Americans
Edited by Daryl Fujii. This volume is the first comprehensive resource to assist neuropsychologists to provide culturally competent services to Asian Americans. It highlights pertinent historical socio-cultural characteristics of the largest Asian American ethnic groups, which helps to…ISBN: 9781841697840Published Sep 08, 2010 by Psychology Press
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August 9, 2010
The early years
If you’re interested in the psychology of children and how they develop, two new blogs have recently appeared which are doing a fantastic job of covering an area that has previously neglected by online writers. Child’s Play is a new blog on the Scientopia network that combines the talents of developmental psychologists Jason Goldman and [...]
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August 6, 2010
Stubbing out thoughts of smoking leads smokers to end up smoking more
Try not to think of a white bear and what happens? You end up thinking of a white bear. This idea that suppressing thoughts makes them rebound stronger is well-established in psychology [pdf]. Now James Erskine and his co-workers have shown that the same or a similar process can lead behaviours to rebound too. Eighty-five smokers (average age 31), none of whom were currently trying to quit, were
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…we’re all wrong, but at least we rightly know we’re wrong. Right?
Before I started psychology I earned a degree in Business with an extended major in Advertising. When I tell people this they often go ‘Wow, that's different. What made you make such a big change?' I had this exact conversation yesterday. My response (which is well practised by now) is advertising is about making people [...]... Simmons JP, & Nelson LD. (2006) Intuitive confidence: choosi
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August 5, 2010
Social ecology: Lost and found in psychological science
Various aspects of our environment -- including political systems, economic systems and even climate and geography -- can affect our thinking and behavior, a field of study known as socioecological psychology.
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July 31, 2010
Earworms: Can They Be Killed?
According to new research around 9 out of 10 of us have experienced earworms lasting an hour or longer.» Reach 30,000 psychology lovers, find out about advertising on PsyBlog.
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July 29, 2010
3 Universal Goals to Influence People
Central to the art and science of persuasion is understanding the unconscious goals for which everyone is aiming.» Reach 30,000 psychology lovers, find out about advertising on PsyBlog.
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July 24, 2010
A bit of all right
An interesting point made in a new book about the psychology of being wrong, appropriately called Being Wrong by author Kathryn Schulz.Taken from The New York Times book review:Schulz begins with a question that should puzzle us more than it does: Why do we love being right? After all, she writes, "unlike many of life's other delights - chocolate, surfing, kissing - it does not enjoy any mainline
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July 2, 2010
That’s what they want you to believe
The Psychologist has a fascinating article on the psychology of conspiracy theories, looking at what characteristics are associated with believing in sinister far-reaching explanations and what role these beliefs play in society.I was particularly interested in one part where they note that we are influenced by such ideas even when we're not aware of it:Other relevant work has examined the psycho
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