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25 Frustrating Things About Being An Extrovert
Yes, you like to talk a lot. No, you're not shallow.
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Your Racist Relatives May Just Be Feeling Left Out
What leads people to develop a hostile, suspicious attitude toward minorities? Social scientists have a variety of theories. But recent research from Germany reports a mindset of intolerance can be triggered by a surprising catalyst: The discomfort that arises when one feels ostracized or excluded.
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Family asked to pay for living dead man’s Social Security benefits
The government wants to recoup benefits paid to the daughters of a man who was declared legally dead and then turned up alive years later. Donald Miller Jr. disappeared in the 1980s, and a death ruling in 1994 allowed his family to get Social Security benefits. When the 62-year-old Miller resurfaced last August, saying he had lived in other states and then returned to Ohio, the government apparently took notice.
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Why you should really start doing more things alone
On any given Friday night, bars, restaurants and movie theaters tend to fill up with people spending time with friends, lovers, and family. But when the weekend comes, those who find themselves on their own are likelier to be found on the couch, at home, doing something in private. There's nothing particularly strange here. But maybe we're missing out when we automatically choose to stay in when we don't have social plans.
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FBI arrests alleged attacker who tweeted seizure-inducing strobe at Kurt Eichenwald
An arrest has been made three months after someone tweeted a seizure-inducing strobe at writer and Vanity Fair contributing editor Kurt Eichenwald. The Dallas FBI confirmed the arrest to The Verge today, and noted that a press release with more details is coming. Eichenwald, who has epilepsy, tweeted details of the arrest and said that more than 40 other people also sent him strobes after he publicized the first attack. Their information is now with the FBI, he says.
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How ‘Doxxing’ Became a Mainstream Tool in the Culture Wars
Riding a motorized pony and strumming a cigar box ukulele, Dana Cory led a singalong to the tune of “If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.” “You’re a Nazi and you’re fired, it’s your fault,” she sang. “You were spotted in a mob, now you lost your freaking job. You’re a Nazi and you’re fired, it’s your fault.”
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Analytic thinking undermines religious belief while intelligence undermines social conservatism, study suggests
Religion and politics appear to be related to different aspects of cognition, according to new psychological research. Religion is more related to quick, intuitive thinking while politics is more related to intelligence. The study, which was published in the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences, found evidence that religious people tend to be less reflective while social conservatives tend to have lower cognitive ability.
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Study: About half the population faces considerable difficulties in attracting and retaining mates
A new study on mating performance in humans suggests it is common for people to face difficulties in intimate relationships. “The current literature on the difficulties of human mating is thin, while many psychologist hold false beliefs about what causes people to perform poorly,” said study author Menelaos Apostolou, an associate professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Nicosia.
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OKCupid will make people use real names on their dating profiles
Dating site OKCupid is trading its user pseudonyms for a real-name policy.
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Increases in internet use linked to a loss of religious affiliation, study finds
People who surf the internet more often are more likely to be religiously unaffiliated, according to new research published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. The percentage of Americans who do not identify with a religious group has been growing — and the new research suggests that the internet could be playing a role.
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'Bad Girls' say no: Women who value their sexual pleasure are less likely to engage in unwanted sex
So-called “bad girls” who acknowledge themselves as sexual beings may be more likely to turn down unwanted sex, according to new research on college students. The study in Sexuality & Culture found that women who valued their own sexual pleasure as much as their partner’s pleasure were less likely to have engaged in unwanted sexual acts to please their partners.
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Study links poor understanding of the physical world to religious and paranormal beliefs
Poor understanding of the physical world is related to religious and paranormal beliefs, according to a recent study published this June in Applied Cognitive Psychology. Many people like to believe in supernatural phenomena, for example, breaking a mirror brings you 7 years of bad luck. In the past, studies have shown that people see natural phenomena as having intentions, and give human characteristics to God and other supernatural agents.
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Study: Learning about Dad Bods causes greater essentialism of fathers
People see fathers as a more distinct group after reading about so-called Dad Bods, according to research published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The study found that learning about changes associated with fatherhood reduced differences in essentialist perceptions of mothers and fathers.
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Psychologists have profiled the kind of person who is willing to confront anti-social behaviour
“Lower your music, you’re upsetting other passengers.” Without social sanction, society frays at the edges. But what drives someone to intervene against bad behaviour? One cynical view is that it appeals to those who want to feel better about themselves through scolding others. But research putting this to the test in British Journal of Social Psychology has found that interveners are rather different in character.
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Good-looking people are more likely to believe that life is fair
Beautiful people tend to believe that life is fundamentally fair and just, according to new research conducted with college students. The study, published in the journal Psychological Reports, examined the relationship between physical attractiveness and belief in a just world, meaning the belief that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
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China's terrifying social credit system to ban people from planes and trains
China said it will begin applying its so-called social credit system to flights and trains and stop people who have committed misdeeds from taking such transport for up to a year. People who would be put on the restricted lists included those found to have committed acts like spreading false information about terrorism and causing trouble on flights, as well as those who used expired tickets or smoked on trains, according to two statements issued on the National Development and Reform Commission’s website on Friday.
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Manchester University study finds young people who identify as 'goths' and 'emos' are at higher risk of mental health problems
New research by the University of Manchester has found that young people belonging to alternative subcultures, like goths, emos or metal fans, are at a greater risk of self-harm and suicide than those who don't. Dr Peter Taylor, a clinical psychologist from the uni, says health, educational and social services need to be more aware of the risks to these young people.
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Religious people are trusted because of assumptions about their life strategies, study finds
Research has consistently found that religious people are judged as more trustworthy than the nonreligious. A new study published in Psychological Science has found evidence that this is because religious people are viewed as slow life history strategists. According to life history theory, early life experiences can shape an individual’s behavior toward relationships and life in general.
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Google's plan to fix texting on Android is really about the death of SMS
Google finally has a plan to fix Android's texting problem. This week, the company confirmed its long-rumored plan to improve messaging on Android and bring its features up to par with other popular messaging apps like Apple's iMessage. Google being Google, though, the plan is much more complicated than simply improving its own Android Messages app (though that's certainly part of it). Instead, Google is beginning what will be a years-long effort to get carriers and phone makers to all agree to work together and commit to using the same standard for messaging, called Rich Communications Services (RCS).
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Millennial men value altruism and self-care above traditional male qualities
Contrary to popular stereotypes, young men today are likely to be selfless, socially engaged and health-conscious, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia and Intensions Consulting, a Vancouver-based market research firm. The researchers surveyed 630 young men ages 15-29 in Western Canada and found that the most strongly endorsed masculine value is selflessness. Ninety-one per cent of the men agreed that a man should help other people, and 80 per cent believed that a man should give back to the community.
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