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Facial Structure May Predict Endorsement of Racial Prejudice
The structure of a man’s face may indicate his tendency to express racially prejudiced beliefs, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Studies have shown that
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How You Treat Others May Depend on Whether You’re Single or Attached
With Valentine’s Day looming, many married couples will wish marital bliss for their single friends. At the same time, many singles will pity their coupled friends’ loss of freedom. People like to believe that their
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Conflicting Cultural Identities May Foster Political Radicalism
New research suggests that dual-identity immigrants — first-generation immigrants and their descendants who identify with both their cultural minority group and the society they now live in — may be more prone to political radicalism
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Psychologists Uncover Hidden Signals of Trust—Using a Robot
Scientific American: “In spite of the hardness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he had given his
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Focus on Yourself to Alleviate Social Pain
Scientific American Mind: Many people who suffer the pain, depression and negative health effects associated with social anxiety or loneliness do not respond to common therapy tactics or drugs. Two new studies offer hope from
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To regift or not to regift: Is it ever OK?
TODAY: OK, I’ve done it. And quite frankly, I always feel guilty about regifting. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the present. But sometimes you get something that you really don’t like or can’t use