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Sweaty palms, racing heart help negotiate better
Asian News International: A new study suggests that sweaty palms and a racing heart may actually help some people in get a good deal while negotiating over the price of a new car. As researchers
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Ageism: Alive and Kicking
When APS Fellow Becca Levy, associate professor of epidemiology and psychology at Yale School of Public Health, and her colleagues searched on Facebook for groups that concentrate on older people, the results gave some unsettling
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Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
C. Nathan DeWall, University of Kentucky, and renowned textbook author and APS Fellow David G. Myers, Hope College, have teamed up to create a new series of Observer columns aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science
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Why having sweaty palms before that big job interview could actually work in your favour
The Daily Mail: The age-old advice to ‘just relax’ before giving a speech or taking an exam may not hold true, research suggests. A study found that signs traditionally interpreted as nervousness – such as
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Study: Disgusting Sweaty Palms Sometimes Help With Business Deals
The Atlantic: According to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, what seems like an unfortunate physical quirk may put people at an advantage when negotiating, if they like negotiating. If they don’t, it may make
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To Reduce Prejudice, Try Sharing Passions And Cultures
NPR: People can become less prejudiced, but it’s not entirely clear how we make the journey from hatred to acceptance. Something as simple as a shared passion for The Catcher in the Rye can help
