Turning scholarship into wisdom, we dig up the dirt on psychological theories you can use.
Our happiness isn't always in our hands. Sometimes it depends on the success (or lack thereof) of those around us. It might seem fairly obvious if I were to say that we compare ourselves to other …
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When a word enters the lexicon of the everyday, it tends to lose its original meaning. In the case of "attraction", it tends to force people to think about relationships in a particular way; one that …
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Are you crazy? Don't be so quick to answer. Defining what makes someone ill and another person well is a very thin grey line. Here's why. While we've moved on from perforative words like 'crazy' and …
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Sometimes psychologists go nuts. They create theories that defy logic and pursue them relentlessly. Why? Well, that's easy. Fixing it might not be. Quite often, psychologists (and scientists more …
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Have you ever complained about 'needy' people? Or maybe you are one? Well, people being 'clingy' has a simple psychological explanation and is surprisingly common. Not only that, but it actually might …
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Researchers don't get paid per article. They get paid a salary based on a kind of 'level' system. The more eminent you are, the higher your level, the more you get paid. Publishing an article …
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