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House, M.D. and the science of psychogenic illness

... among passengers on a commercial airplane via ostensibly non-biological means, creating a mini-epidemic with purely psychological origins. ... Oxford University Press. Dutton, D. G. & Aron, A. P. (1974). Some evidence for heightened sexual attraction under conditions of ... / more

That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... effects, touch may be valuable as a therapeutic or health-promoting tool. No one wants to live alone Who wants to smile, ... 10, 512–517. Di Simplicio M., Massey-Chase R., Cowen P., and Harmer C. (2009). Oxytocin enhances perception and memory ... / more

Would you recognize the perpetrator? What do you need to know when you have to make an identification from a lineup?

... role of various factors that can influence the decision-making process of eyewitnesses during the lineup procedures. In ... research. In R. C. L. Lindsay, D. F. Ross, J. D. Read, & M. P. Toglia (Eds.),   The handbook of eyewitness psychology, Vol II: ... / more

It’s your choice! – Or is it really?

... us it is difficult to imagine that we could decide to buy a v-neck sweater and end up with round-neck collar without even noticing the ... Psychology, 22 , 605-623. Hall, L., Johansson, P., Tärning, B., & Sikström, S. (in preparation).   Choice ... / more

General action and inaction goals: Definitions & effects

... or inactive (resting with eyes closed), 62% of the action-primed participants chose to draw (compared with 36% of inaction-primed ... A CuPS (culture x person x situation) perspective. In P. R. Shaver & M. Mikulincer (Eds.), Human aggression and violence: Causes, ... / more

Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status

... proofs of action, or confrontations with dangerous foes” (p. 12). Of course, formal manhood rituals are rare in industrialized ... you look at it – homicides, violent crime rates, laboratory-induced aggression – men are more physically aggressive than women ... / more

The Ghost in the System: Where Free Will Lurks in Human Minds

... were destroying documents that implicated them in wrong-doing in what was one of the greatest accounting scandals in United States ... Wilson, T. D., Pinel, E. C., Blumberg, S. J., & Wheatley, T. P. (1998).  Immune neglect: A source of durability bias in affective ... / more

When Nothing Bad Happens but You’re Still Unhappy: Boredom in Romantic Relationships

... everyone who has been in a relationship, particularly long-lasting relationships, has experienced these slow, unemotional, un-arousing ... . (pp. 1-105). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Conrad, P. (1999). It’s boring: Notes on the meanings of boredom in everyday life. In ... / more

Social Judgment: Warmth and Competence are Universal Dimensions

... two primary dimensions of social perception : social good-bad ( warmth ) and intellectual good-bad ( competence ). More recent ... 768–776. Cuddy, A. J. C., Fiske, S. T., & Glick, P. (2007).  The BIAS map: Behaviors from intergroup affect and stereotypes ... / more

‘The Vision Thing’

... books on leadership and management in order to provide would-be leaders with personal motivation, business wisdom, and professional ... be known as visionaries and who will be known as failures" (p.80).  For this reason, the question of how it is that a leader’s ... / more