Labeling Obesity as a Disease May Have Psychological Costs
Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese individuals, according to a new More
Self-Control
Is Your Impatience Costing You?
US News & World Report: Impatience, it turns out, can be costly. Research suggests that people who opt for smaller More
The Prospect Of Losing Financial Incentives Can Motivate Healthy Eating: Study
The Huffington Post: The prospect of losing out on a deal really can be an effective motivator when it comes More
Our Pleasure in Others’ Misfortune
The New York Times: The world’s highest-paid athlete began his spectacular downfall by crashing a Cadillac S.U.V. into a fire More
Naturally Nasty
An impatient commuter shoves us out of the way to get onto the subway train. The bullying boss enjoys berating More
The Remarkable Human Self
Roy F. Baumeister acknowledges that some researchers who ground their work in molecules, genes, or the neural architecture of the More