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This is why your brain wants to swear
The Guardian: Most of the time, words behave themselves. They’re just a useful arrangement of sounds in our mouths, or letters on a page. They have no intrinsic power to offend. If I told you
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Psychological Consequences Of Calling Obesity A Disease
NPR: I’m Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I’d like to thank Celeste Headlee for sitting in for me while I was away. On the program today, we are focusing
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An Ill-Timed Smile Can Hurt You in Negotiations
Smiling can be a disarming expression on a date or at a social gathering. But in the boardroom, it could prove perilous. A new psychological study examines how the interpretation of facial expressions can impact
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Step Up to the Mic
If knowledge is power, then psychological scientists have enormous untapped power to change the world. Psychologists study something of interest to everyone on the planet — namely, people. We try to understand why people behave
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The Psychological Toll of the Smartphone
Psychological research confirms that smartphones are indeed creating a new kind of stress for people at home, at work, and in social settings.
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Predicting When Employees Will Lash Out at a Nasty Boss
A mobile game series called Beat the Boss is one of the most popular items in the Google and Apple app stores. The games allow users to vent their rage toward their supervisors by engaging