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People try to do right by each other, no matter the motivation, study finds
People want to help each other, even when it costs them something, and even when the motivations to help don't always align, a new study suggests.
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Study: People who hoard toilet paper are just looking for a symbol of safety
Older people more likely to hoard toilet paper; Americans hoarded more than Europeans.
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People who are likely to dismiss journalism as “fake news” tend to believe the world is predictable
Psychology shapes the likelihood that readers will conclude contested information in news reports has been intentionally falsified.
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Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.
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A smile can increase or decrease how trustworthy you are perceived depending on your personality, study finds
Though smiling generally increases trust, new research provides evidence that it can backfire for people with certain antisocial personality traits.
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When Choosing What To Believe, People Often Choose Morality Over Hard Evidence
In new studies, many people "reported that morally good beliefs require less evidence to be justified, and that, in some circumstances, a morally good belief can be justified even in the absence of sufficient evidence."
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Why are ‘Karens’ so angry?
Some people say memes of white women confronting Black people provide a handle on behaviors born of entitlement and privilege, while others point to misogyny...
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New psychology research sheds light on how social anxiety selectively impairs attentional control
People with higher levels of social anxiety tend to have a harder time shifting their attention away from an angry-looking face towards a happy-looking ...
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What Makes a Person Creepy?
A new study attempts to pin down what makes a person seem "creepy."
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The long, complicated history of “people analytics”
If you work for Bank of America, or the US Army, you might have used technology developed by Humanyze. The company grew out of research at MIT’s cross-disciplinary Media Lab and describes its products as “science-backed analytics to drive adaptability.” If that sounds vague, it might be deliberate.
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Left-handed? Researchers analysed genetic data from 1.7 million people to figure out why
About 10 per cent of Australians are left-handed and genetic analysis of more than 1.7 million people has brought scientists a step closer to understanding why.
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We Learn Faster When We Aren’t Told What Choices to Make
The way we decide may even give insight into delusional thinking
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Who Plays Hard-to-Get or Is Attracted to It?
Playing hard to get and attachment styles are investigated in a new study.
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Lockdown or not, personality predicts your likelihood of staying home during the pandemic
Despite more of the population staying at home as government policies on COVID-19 become stricter, a study has found that a person’s personality influences how
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Survey finds Americans now spend 2-3 months per year on their phones
The survey found that the average American now spends 3 months per year on their phone, or about 4-6 hours per day, or 6-8 hours for teens.
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Bathroom Reading
The pandemic has helped expose an urgent problem—the widespread lack of public washrooms. Rose Hendrie on where we can and cannot go.
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What kind of digital hoarder are you? Study identifies 4 distinct types
How often do you clear out old photos on your phone or tidy up your email inbox? You just may be a digital hoarder, and researchers from Northumbria University have identified four distinct types.
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The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People
Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change.
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The peculiar bathroom habits of Westerners
Many Westerners take morning showers, toilet tissue and sitting toilets for granted. But in much of the rest of the world, these habits are rather strange – and may be less hygienic.
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New study finds that conversations rarely end when people want them to
A new study finds that on average, participants wished their conversations had been 1.9 minutes (or 24%) longer than they were.
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