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Under Time Pressure, People Tell Us What We Want to Hear
When asked to answer questions quickly and impulsively, people tend to respond with a socially desirable answer rather than an honest one, a set of experiments shows.
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High Wealth Inequality Linked With Greater Support for Populist Leaders
People who live or think they live in a more economically unequal society may be more supportive of a strong, even autocratic leader, a large-scale international study shows.
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How Connections with Coworkers Affect Our Reaction to Toxic Management
Differences in attachment style can drive the way we bond with our colleagues, making all the difference under unsupportive, or outright abusive, management.
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Too Late To Apologize – Unless You Have an Excuse
Making excuses for a minor workplace transgression – like arriving late to a meeting – may go over better with colleagues than simply apologizing, a study suggests.
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What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About Honesty
So picture this: You’re a receptionist at, say, a hotel. Someone walks in and says they found a lost wallet but they’re in a hurry. They hand it to you. What would you do? And
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The Life-Changing Magic of Being Messy
You might have a “messy” friend or family member. You can’t help but sigh at the chaos of their room — clean and dirty laundry mixed together. Odds are it’ll be difficult to walk two