General Psychology

Our lives are full of habits, healthy and unhealthy, big and small. Sometimes we don’t even realize how deeply ingrained some of our regular behaviors are until we try to break them ...
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Maybe you’re bright and full of optimism when the sun has just come up, but you’re falling apart by the time you get home in the evening. Or maybe you can barely ...
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Here’s an interesting study … about boredom. Lack of excitement might not seem like the most exciting research topic at first glance, but we all have a slightly different experience of boredom ...
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Have you ever wondered how some people can lie so much? If you answered "no," clearly you don’t follow politics. According to a study published this month, prolific liars may not be ...
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"What’s the right amount of eye contact?" is probably one of those questions where it’s best not too think too much about the answer. Kind of like "what muscles do you move ...
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When we see a natural disaster in the news, we might see pictures of houses destroyed and estimates of how many people are dead or injured. For survivors, though, there’s a less ...
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Here are two things you might not think to put together: basketball and contemplating the human condition. But put them together is exactly what researchers from University of Arizona did in a ...
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You might have noticed that it's really easy to tell when someone is being ironic online. That's because nonverbal clues, lacking in written communication, are partly what distinguish saying something ironic from ...
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OK, guys, let's all just take a step back and a deep breath about this whole clown thing. Yes, I'll start by acknowledging the obvious: no one wants to be chased home ...
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One recipient built himself prosthetic goat limbs and spent several days grazing among a herd of goats. Another investigated the perceived personality traits of rocks. Surprising as it may be, I'm not ...
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