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The Psychology of Irony
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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Here’s What the Science Says About Clowns
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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Who Lies the Most? 2016’s Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology
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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High School Background Might Have More to Do With College Success Than Intelligence or Personality
A growing theme in education research is that having the right personality traits is as important as intelligence in academic success. Smarts help, but they aren't necessarily enough if you want an ...
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Mindfulness, Reappraisal, Emotion Suppression: Which Coping Strategies Work?
People use different coping strategies to deal with stressful events, and some people use coping strategies more than others. Three techniques for keeping perspective through the ups and downs of life that ...
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Study Looks at Cat Body Language
Just try running a behavioral study on cats. It's like, well, herding cats. For the sake of scientific progress, though, a team of Finnish researchers did it anyway, trying to determine: are ...
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“Aha” Moments Can Be More Accurate Than Analysis
When you're trying to solve a problem, there are a couple ways you can get to a solution. Sometimes you have to fight your way forward one step at a time. Other ...
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How to Eat Chocolate for Optimal Happiness
If you think psychologists don't do enough research with practical applications, you've got another think coming. A team of researchers from Gettysburg College have just published a study on a topic we ...
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Watching Yourself Makes You Think Everyone Else Is Watching You Too
Ever feel like everyone's looking at you? More often than not, no one is paying as much attention to you as you're paying to yourself. But we're not always good at differentiating ...
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The Woman Who Tramples on You in Your Sleep: Sleep Paralysis in Folklore
Sleep paralysis is about as much fun as it sounds like. It refers to a state people can experience while falling asleep or waking up where they are conscious but can't move ...
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