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Science Starts Early
Science: Infants and young children can exhibit striking confusion about how the world works, from failing to grasp that wind causes waves, to being mystified about how babies are created. Indeed, some researchers have characterized
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How to cut your losses on a bad investment
The Globe and Mail: Your dream house has turned out to be a money pit. The roof is crumbling. The foundation is sinking. The plumbing needs a complete overhaul. You’ve already gone way over budget
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Asking Perceptive Questions Is Crucial to Students’ Critical Thinking
I would add an eighth guideline to D. Alan Beasley’s “A Brief Guide for Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking in Psychology,” from the December 2010 Observer: developing students’ abilities to ask perceptive questions. As teachers, we spend
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Thoughts of Hopes, Opportunities Keep People From Clinging to Failing Investments
It’s a common problem in the business world—throwing good money after bad. People cling to bad investments, hoping that more time, effort, and money will rescue their turkey of a project. A new study published
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How to quit smoking? Think about smoking
I quit smoking many years ago, but even today I can recall the unpleasantness of that time—the cravings, the obsessive thoughts. My strategy was to keep my mind and body busy all the time, in
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Hazardous Thinking
Much of the attention given to risky behavior focuses on affect — how that drink or cigarette will make one feel. But what about cognition? Cognitive processes like prediction, planning, reasoning, and memory also play