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Why Everyone’s Favorite Personality Test is BS
Myers-Briggs tests have a persistent hold on many of us. Employers administer them to new recruits. Singles put their results in dating profiles, next to their astrological signs. And, to my dismay, the test was even featured
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APS Fellow Jennifer Richeson Named to White House Science Council
The Yale psychology professor has been appointed to an influential group charged with directly advising the president and the White House on science, technology, and innovation.
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The Uplift of Strangers: More Reasons to Dose Up on “Vitamin S”
Research points to three broad reasons why people need social contact with strangers, or“Vitamin S.”
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Scaling Up Savings: More Targeted Policies Could Help the Hardest Hit
Too many Americans can’t afford an emergency expense. Psychological science can help.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on factors that predict faster spread of COVID-19, how optimism might decrease unethical behaviors during the pandemic, development of language perception, color-emotion associations, moral choice, decision making, and well-being and person-culture match.
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Mapping the Moods of COVID-19: Global Study Uses Data Visualization to Track Psychological Responses, Identify Targets for Intervention
More than 60,000 participants have participated in a global study to investigate the psychological implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.