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For Narcissists, Social Status Overshadows All
Humans are fundamentally motivated to boost their social status, but narcissistic individuals are driven to climb the social ladder at all costs.
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Charles Carver, 1947-2019
APS Fellow Charles S. Carver, whose research focused on the personality dimensions of optimism versus pessimism, has died.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring GDP and science achievement, the effects of reward and punishment on information processing, emotion differentiation and regulation, and intrasexual aggression.
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Alison Ledgerwood: How Can We Reframe Setbacks In A Positive Light?
About Alison Ledgerwood’s TED Talk Why do we fixate on the negative? Why do setbacks stick in our minds for so long? Alison Ledgerwood shares ideas on how we can change our thinking patterns to
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The Science of Behavior Change
Researchers share valuable insights into what works when it comes to promoting health-related behaviors at the APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC.
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How Young Adults Experience Pain Affects Self-Injury
Teenagers and young adults who intentionally hurt themselves engage in such behavior based, in part, on how they experience pain and their emotional distress.
