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A funny thing happened on the way to romance: How humor influences romantic relationship initiation
Is a funny pick-up line a good idea, or will it hurt your chances? The role of humor in courtship is a fascinating puzzle that is beginning to receive empirical attention. The current article provides a glimpse at when and why humor might be useful during romantic relationship initiation, and
How to bring the gezelligheid this pandemic winter into your home
- written by
- Hans IJzerman,
- Olivier Dujols
One of the things we will miss possibly the most this pandemic winter in the Northern Hemisphere is gezelligheid [ɣəˈzɛləxɛit] . No real English equivalent of gezelligheid exists; the closest word in the English vernacular - coziness - still doesn’t capture the same feeling of intimacy and belonging...
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Social Judgment: Warmth and Competence are Universal Dimensions
How do you make sense of Barack Obama and John McCain? The odds are that you judge them mainly on two dimensions: warm/cold and (in) competence . Depending on your experience of them, you may judge one of them as both warm and competent, evoking your admiration and pride; and perhaps the other as