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A Spirited Debate Over Chicks
In July, APS put out a press release on why chicks prefer certain types of music based on “Chicks Like Consonant Music,” a study published in Psychological Science. On November 9, 2011, Jason Goldman wrote
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Watch the Influence of ‘Prospect Theory’ Grow
The Wall Street Journal: You’ve been hearing a bit about Daniel Kahneman, the psychologist and Nobel laureate, recently, thanks to the publication of his new book, “Thinking, Fast and Slow.” This graphic illustrates how the
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Daniel Kahneman: ‘We’re beautiful devices’
The Guardian: The Nobel prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman lives in an airy penthouse on the 14th floor of an apartment block in downtown Manhattan, not far from the Eighth Street subway station. But never mind
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Understanding Your Mind Is Mission Critical
Scientific American: Earlier this year, Senator Tom Coburn published a report called “Under the Microscope,” in which he criticized the funding of any research he couldn’t immediately understand as important. Of particularly dubious value, in
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Basic Human Nature: Can It Be Changed?
The Wall Street Journal: “You can’t change human nature.” The old cliché draws support from the persistence of human behavior in new circumstances. Shakespeare’s plays reveal that no matter how much language, technology and mores
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2012 Society of Experimental Social Psychology Conference
The 2012 SESP Conference will be held October 25-27 in Austin, Texas. For more information visit: http://www.sesp.org/confer.htm