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TITLE                                                                                                TAGS

Why Envy                                                                                        envy

 

Wanting the Hard to Get Simply Because It Is                               challenges

Math Sense Seen in Toddlers                                                           development

Men in Grief Seeks Others to Mourn as They Do                            mourning

The More Choice You Have, the Less Happy You Are                   happiness

Reason Seen More as Weapon than Path to Truth                       reason

How You Hold Yourself Affects How You View Yourself               posture

Study of Vision Tackles a Philosophy Riddle                                philosophy

In Praise of Distraction                                                                 business

Font Size May Not Aid Learning; Font Style Does                         relationships

Social Animal:  The New Science of Human Nature                     science

The Psychology of Cheating                                                         cheating

Does Insight in Therapy Equal Happiness?                                    happiness

Searching for the Source of a Fountain of Courage                    courage

 On a Hunt for What Keeps Gamers Playing                             games

 Tracing the Spark of Creative Problem-Solving                       the brain

Narcissistic Personality Disorder...No Longer in the DSM          disorders

 Too Young for School, but Ready for Irony                              [humor]

Following a Script to Escape a Nightmare                              [dreams]

Why are Half-Conversations Annoying?                                   [cell phones]

2.5% of Adults are Supertaskers                                                 [multitasking]

The Benefits of Releasing Anger and Other Emotions                [emotions]

Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind                           [the brain]

Why Sensible People Reject Truth and See Conspiracies           [conspiracy theories]

She Manipulated Memories to Make the World...Better             [memory]

From Baseball Statistics, Hints at Sibling Behavior                       [baseball, sports]

Absolutely:  A New Study on the Psychology of Power               [power]

Addicted to Indoor Tanning                                                        [tanning]

The Still Face Experiment                                                              [parenting]

Evidence that Little Touches Really Do Mean So Much               [touch]

Embodied Cognition:  Abstract Thoughts into Bodies & More   [embodied cognition]

Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes                              [the environment]

The Psychology Behind Putting Off 'Carpe Diem'                      [science]

Loneliness is a Contagious Disease                                           [loneliness]

Change Blindness                                                                      [attention]

We May Be Born with an Urge to Help                                       [altruism]

The DreamBank: A Searchable Database of 20,000 Dreams     [dreams]

Extended Guarantees are Overpriced. Why Popular?              [guarantees]

Surrealism Might Make You and Your Kids Smarter                      [art, surrealism]

Why Do Kids Crave Magic?                                                         [magic, kids]

How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect                                          [the brain, nonsense, intelligence]

Why Consumers Like New Products with a Familiar Ring             [consumerism]

Lost Wallets with Baby Photos More Likely to Be Returned           [children, theft, crime]

Opposites Do Not Attract, Unless Money is Involved                    [dating]

The Babyfaced Black CEO Phenomenon                                      [physiognomy, African Americans, business]

Does a Nation's Mood Lurk In Its Songs and Blogs?                      [music, blogs]

The Fewer the Competitors, the Harder They Try                           [competition]

Depression Linked to How Easily One Gives Up Goals?                [depression, mental disorders]

For Some People, Positive Thoughts May Harm Them                   [positive psychology, science]

Playing Video Games Can Make You a Better Person                  [video games, self-improvement]

Blushing Does More Than Show Embarrassment                            [blushing]

Living Abroad Give You a Creative Edge                                     [expat life, creativity, self-improvement]

Want to Persuade Someone?  Short Deadlines are Key                [persuasion, advice, sociology]

Theories as to Why Time Speeds Up as We Age                              [theories, time, aging, perception]

People Who Claim Aliens Abducted Them are Similar                  [alien abductions]

People's Creditworthiness Can Be Seen in Their Looks                   [sociology, appearances, creditworthiness]

TV Time Linked to Depression in Future                                           [TV, depression]

Soaping Away Outer Dirt May Lead to Inner Evil                            [cleanliness, mental disorders]

Who Has a Better Sense of Humor:  GOPs or Dems?                      [politics, republicans, democrats, good questions, questions, humor]

Thinking of Loved One Can Help You Focus                                   [love, advice, focusing]

Touch Can Inspire Generosity                                                          [touch, generosity, sociology, altruism]

Boredom as Spam Filter & Muse                                                      [boredom, the brain]

The Battle of Ideas in Your Head                                                      [the brain, ideas]

Dealing with Regret: Quality of Complexity                                    [regret, the brain]

Self-Verification Theory                                                                     [theories, self-verification theory]

With Power Comes a Selfish Point of View                                      [power, selfishness]

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" as Therapy                                                   [Curb Your Enthusiasm, therapy, Larry David]

Denial as Necessary Evil                                                                    [denial]

Physicians Learn to Reduce Empathy                                               [empathy, medicine, doctors]

A World of Eloquence in an Upturned Palm                                     [sociology, anthropology]

Study:  a Vegetative Woman is Aware of Herself                             [vegetative states, the brain]

What Fatherhood Does to the Body and the Brain                          [men, parenting, the body, the brain]

Men and Women Have Different Sex Dreams                                  [men, women, sex, dreams]