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Ethan Kross
University of Michigan http://selfcontrol.psych.lsa.umich.edu What does your research focus on? Although the emotions we experience usually serve an adaptive function, sometimes they take hold of us in ways that are harmful, interfering with how we
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Spring Breakers Beware: Psychological Science Explores Excess Drinking
South Beach, Cancun, and other warm destinations are beckoning many college students as spring break descends across the United States and Canada. The annual trek to sunny beaches offers a change of pace from students’
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Powerful People Are Looking Out For Their Future Selves
Psychological research suggests that people who feel powerful are more likely to save money, in part because they feel a stronger connection with their future selves.
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Pig Out In The Winter Or When Money’s Tight? Blame Evolution
NPR: Has the recession made you fat? To the long and growing list of risk factors known to increase the risk of obesity, scientists recently added a new one: scarcity. People given subtle cues that
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Researchers Explore Motivation and Cognition in Addiction
Read about the latest insights on addiction from Perspectives on Psychological Science and Clinical Psychological Science. Motivation and Self-Regulation in Addiction: A Call for Convergence Cătălina E. Köpetz, Carl W. Lejuez, Reinout W. Wiers, and
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The Economy Could Also Be Making You Fat
Motherboard: Many of us know the feeling: We get depressed or anxious and the first thing we want to do is pig out. As noted on Motherboard a few weeks ago with regard to sugary drinks
