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> Do we favour small rewards here & now?
The old idea that we make decisions like rational agents has given way over the last few decades to a more realistic, psychologically informed picture...
> Can men and women be just good friends?
They were virtually unheard of for most of human history, but today, in many cultures, friendships between men and women are common place. Still, th...
> Meet the noisy gorilla that no one can hear
One of the most famous experiments in cognitive psychology involved a person in a gorilla suit walking through a basketball game between two...
> Tempation, will-power and overindulgence
We usually think of over-indulgence in terms of a lack of willpower, but a new study by Jessie de Witt Huberts and her colleagues at Utrecht Universit...
> Your heart rate and being 'in the zone'
An incomprehensible problem has you ripping your hair out. Too easy a task, on the other hand, and you’re drawing dust-patterns on the desk out of b...
> Threatened males and the taking of risks
A study reported on our Research Digest casts new light on the role that masculinity may have played in past and present financial crises....
> Happy couples travel in the same direction
Couples are happier with their marriage if they commute in the same direction to work, as though it activates the metaphorical sense that they are hea...
> The psychology of playing cards
Playing cards, used for games and magic, are so familiar, yet we know remarkably little about the way we perceive and think about them. Are some cards...
> How we can reverse the bystander effect
You see a shopper trip over in a busy street. Someone else can help. That's what you tell your conscience....
> We are more rational in a foreign language
One of psychology's major contributions has been to document the myriad ways our thinking is sent haywire by a series of biases. Investigations into t...
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