by Madelaine Weiss | May 16, 2016 | Work
The finding suggests that fairness at work is a crucial aspect of the psychosocial work environment and that changes towards greater fairness can improve employees’ health*. But what is “Fairness”? Turns out, from this study anyway, that fairness is more about...
by Madelaine Weiss | May 10, 2016 | Love, Play
Most of us think that friendship is a two-way street — but that’s true only half the time….If researchers can understand this limitation, companies and social groups that depend on social influence for collective action, information dissemination and product...
by Madelaine Weiss | May 3, 2016 | Fitness
If we could learn to control the motivational centers of our brains that drive volition, would it lead us toward healthier, more productive lives?* Yes, it appears that it very well could. This Duke team of researchers focused on an area of the brain, the ventral...
by Madelaine Weiss | Apr 25, 2016 | Work
“Our results suggest that mindfulness training is more than just an effective stress management solution but an efficacious intervention for the development of positive organizational behavior….widespread application has the potential to result in significant...
by Madelaine Weiss | Apr 19, 2016 | Narcissism
Dalhousie’s Personality Research Team describes a narcissistic perfectionist as someone who is grandiose, has a high sense of entitlement and holds unrealistic expectations of those around them. In other words, narcissistic perfectionists see themselves as...
by Madelaine Weiss | Apr 13, 2016 | Love
Most everyone has experienced near instant attraction to someone else, whether of a social or sexual nature, but few are able to pin down exactly why they felt that attraction. Based on two experiments they conducted with human volunteers, the researchers suggest it...
by Madelaine Weiss | Apr 5, 2016 | Love
“Attractive people are often perceived as more intelligent, but we wanted to investigate how individuals can change their perceived intelligence, regardless of their attractiveness. The solution seems to lie in subtle differences in a resting facial expression...
by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 28, 2016 | Narcissism
Narcissism lies on a continuum from healthy to pathological. Healthy narcissism is part of normal human functioning. It can represent healthy self-love and confidence that is based on real achievement, the ability to overcome setbacks and derive the support needed...
by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 22, 2016 | Emotion
Happy people are healthier; they get sick less often and live longer. Happy people are more likely to get married and have fulfilling marriages, and they have more friends. They make more money and are more productive at work*. Wanna be one? Move to Denmark. Just...
by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 6, 2016 | Attention
Remove the perception of choice and you’re in fact more likely to recoil from cooperation and go a different direction altogether*. Who doesn’t know this? Who doesn’t use it? Many of us. Much of the time. Except my mother, who said about my father: “I always made him...
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