In-Mind search

Not Again! I’m Looking for a Job but I Don’t Know Why It Is Taking So Long!

... al.  (2001) found in their meta-analysis that, as common sense tell us, the job seekers that engage in more job search behavior are ... / more

Engagement: A Source of Value, Quality of Life, or Both?

... but as you will later see, all answers have something in common. For example, if one were to ask people on the street what engagement or ... willing to expend time and energy on things one values, a sense of caring, and taking responsibility for something. If one were to ask ... / more

The reason I jump: The inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism by Naoki Higashida

... grid that his mother developed. This grid includes the most common Japanese signs, numbers and other short commands like yes / no. Naoki ... autism, but rather to avoid talking about himself due to a sense of politeness. This cannot be true when he translates what an autistic ... / more

Are voters rational?

... foolish or silly,” “sound thought or judgment, good sense,” and “to think coherently and logically.” Do these definitions ... survey data with responses from many individuals, as is common among political scientists – analyzed the voting behavior of ... / more

Grasping the grounded nature of mental simulation

... participants about their simulations makes little sense. Researchers therefore have to develop clever ways to show that mental ... Tucker and Ellis (1998) had participants view a series of common items (e.g., frying pan, tea kettle, dustpan) and indicate whether they ... / more

Word of mouth: How our tongue shapes our preferences, and why you should eat popcorn in the cinema

... or behavior (Glenberg & Kaschak, 2002). For words, the common response is reading, and our brain automacially reads a word even if we ... (e.g., Baker, 1999; Grimes & Kitchen, 2007). And this makes sense, since your eventual brand choice is often determined by familiarity ... / more

What makes Olga run?: The mystery of the 90-something track star and what she can teach us about living longer, happier lives.

... and talks to other masters athletes like Olga to detect some common patterns. Each of these attempts uncovers a part of Olga’s mystery and contributes to a sense of the key ingredients of aging well, if not the complete recipe. What ... / more

Can music create intercultural understanding? According to Madonna (and psychological research), it can!

... who share the same music preference are likely to share a common set of values, sharing this taste in music might be able to bring people ... they are drawn to. This similarity is likely to create a sense of commonality between them, despite the fact that they might be highly ... / more

No strings attached: Are “friends with benefits” as complicated in real life as they are in the movies?

... benefits” (FWB) relationships have become increasingly common over the last few decades. As some evidence of this, data from the ... one another less often than romantic partners, which makes sense given that FWBs do not typically live together and therefore have fewer ... / more

Revisiting the past can make the present a better place: The psychological and social benefits of nostalgia

... for the time shared with these individuals and maybe even a sense of hope that she will one day see them again. A number of recent ... In fact, studies suggest that nostalgia is very common across diverse cultures (e.g., Routledge et a., 2011; Zhou et al., ... / more