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Does thinking quickly make life risky?
Business Insider: Faster thinking made people more likely to take risks: “In two experiments, we tested for a causal link between thought speed and risk taking. In Experiment 1, we manipulated thought speed by presenting
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Thinking outside the box DOES boost creativity: Cramped work spaces produce few ‘lightbulb moments’ for employees
The Daily Mail: Many work places preach to their employees about the importance of thinking ‘outside the box’. But it seems if companies really want increase worker creativity they should focus more on the office
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To “Think Outside the Box”, Think Outside the Box
Want to think outside the box? Try actually thinking outside of a box. In a study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, researchers
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What Do Polar Bears and Social Faux Pas Have in Common?
Scientific American: Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a psychological goldmine. If you can think it, chances are he wrote about it. But as far as I know, only once has his writing directly inspired psychological research—and it
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Why Placebos Work Wonders
The Wall Street Journal: Say “placebo effect” and most people think of the boost they may get from a sugar pill simply because they believe it will work. But more and more research suggests there
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Prejudice Is A Basic Human Need
Science 2.0: Prejudice is just bigotry that arises from flawed ideology, right? Not so, say the authors of a new paper. They contend prejudice stems from a deeper psychological need and it is associated with
