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Four Year Olds Know That Being Right is Not Enough
As they grow, children learn a lot about the world from what other people tell them. Along the way, they have to figure out who is a reliable source of information. A new study, which
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Cook: The importance of trusting your instincts
Statesman: Are humans liberal or conservative by nature? Scientists have started to provide provocative answers by looking at the roots of morality. Influential psychologist Jonathan Haidt surveyed the world’s cultures and suggested that virtually everyone
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The Psychology of Forgiveness
The Huffington Post: It was excruciating to watch Anthony Weiner, a U.S. Representative from New York, making public amends this week for tweeting lewd photos of himself to a young woman he didn’t even know.
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Make a clean online break with pests
CNN: Fact: In this crazy game called life, you will encounter people with whom you won’t want to engage. Some of these people will not realize they annoy you, and as you do your best
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People Would Rather Let Bad Things Happen Than Cause Them, Especially if Someone Is Watching
People are more comfortable committing sins of omission than commission—letting bad things happen rather than actively causing something bad. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests
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Apologies Aren’t as Good as People Imagine They’ll Be
We all want an apology when someone does us wrong. But a new study, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that people aren’t very good at predicting how