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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. CULTURE AND GENDER STEREOTYPING IN ADVERTISEMENTSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF JUDGING PEOPLE: 3 WAYS WE JUDGE OTHERSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM WE HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE US (PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENT In contrast to the old adage, “Opposites attract,” similarity seems to be a stronger force. It’s not just that we like people who are similar to us; we go out of our way to help people who are similar to us. In one study, for example, people were more likely to give change to another person who needed to pay a parking meter when they

were

DOES SPENDING MONEY MAKE YOU HAPPY? New research has started to show, however, that spending money can lead to happiness but only if you spend wisely. That is, there are some types of spending that actually do make you feel better. For example, several studies have shown that spending money on experiences (vs. products) can make us happier.

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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. CULTURE AND GENDER STEREOTYPING IN ADVERTISEMENTSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF JUDGING PEOPLE: 3 WAYS WE JUDGE OTHERSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM WE HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE US (PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENT In contrast to the old adage, “Opposites attract,” similarity seems to be a stronger force. It’s not just that we like people who are similar to us; we go out of our way to help people who are similar to us. In one study, for example, people were more likely to give change to another person who needed to pay a parking meter when they

were

DOES SPENDING MONEY MAKE YOU HAPPY? New research has started to show, however, that spending money can lead to happiness but only if you spend wisely. That is, there are some types of spending that actually do make you feel better. For example, several studies have shown that spending money on experiences (vs. products) can make us happier. PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS: PRAISING "EFFORT" VS. "ABILITY" Check out a video lecture from me about this study! The Psychology of Success. Across all of these important factors (and even more that Dweck and Mueller reported in their paper), it seems that praising people for their hard work inspires them to take risks, learn from mistakes, and move on from setbacks. Praising people for their natural ability, however, makes them feel like they need to PSYCHOLOGY OF JUDGING PEOPLE: 3 WAYS WE JUDGE OTHERS 1. ↑ Before on this blog, I wrote about how these key judgments even get applied to non-humans.Specifically, they apply to people’s perceptions of non-profit vs. for-profit organizations. 2. ↑ Marco Brambilla and Colin Leach provide a nice overview in their 2014 paper in Social Cognition.: 3. ↑ Granted, in the first of these studies (Landy et al.’s second study overall), people still ATTITUDES EXPOSED: HOW REPEATED EXPOSURE LEADS TO Our attitudes about an object are generally positive or negative. However, mere exposure (repeated prior exposure) to an object can lead to more liking, and thus a more positive attitude toward the object. The mere exposure effect has to do with a concept called fluency. Psychologists refer to fluency as the ease of processing information. KNOW YOURSELF: PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF & PERSONAL GROWTH When You Clearly Know Yourself. In 1990, psychologist Jennifer Campbell published a paper that introduced the idea of self-concept clarity. Basically, she suggested that having high self-esteem can be associated with having a clear sense of yourself and knowing who you are. Let’s back up a second, though, to figure out what the “self BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN: PSYCHOLOGY OF HELPING Being a Good Samaritan: Psychology of Helping. December 15, 2015. December 14, 2015 by Andy. Perhaps you’ve heard the parable, The Good Samaritan. You can read the exact story in the Bible Luke 10: 29-37 if you must know. (ever heard of it?), but the gist of it is that a traveler had been attacked by robbers, stripped of his clothes PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE Psychologists Nicholas Epley, Adam Waytz, and John Cacioppo proposed that people perceive life in inanimate objects when they know what human qualities might apply, when they want to understand the object’s behavior, and when they crave social contact. That last one matters for loneliness. If this anthropomorphism theory is right, it

would

PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION 1. ↑ In either case, the response is likely to be “What’s wrong with you?” 2. ↑ On another post on the blog, we’ve seen how different ways of expressing exactly the same meaning can deeply impact the message’s impact.: 3. ↑ Very little. 4. ↑ At the risk of being too carrot-centric, the researchers also showed the same results with other descriptors like being a “creature WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMOR: WHAT MAKES SOMETHING FUNNY? Things are Funny When They’re “Benign Violations”. One theory of the psychology of humor that’s been gaining a lot of traction is called benign violation theory, developed by Peter McGraw. The gist of this theory is that we find something funny when two conditions are met: it violates the way we think the world should work, and it does

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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US The answer depended on the students’ own beliefs about mental ability. On the one hand, a high-achieving role model inspired students who understood that they could become smarter. When the results felt attainable, the role model was an inspiration. On the other hand, the same role model had no effect on students who thought

they could never

THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. CULTURE AND GENDER STEREOTYPING IN ADVERTISEMENTSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY: COLORBLINDNESS VSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE DOES SPENDING MONEY MAKE YOU HAPPY? New research has started to show, however, that spending money can lead to happiness but only if you spend wisely. That is, there are some types of spending that actually do make you feel better. For example, several studies have shown that spending money on experiences (vs. products) can make us happier.

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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US The answer depended on the students’ own beliefs about mental ability. On the one hand, a high-achieving role model inspired students who understood that they could become smarter. When the results felt attainable, the role model was an inspiration. On the other hand, the same role model had no effect on students who thought

they could never

THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. CULTURE AND GENDER STEREOTYPING IN ADVERTISEMENTSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY: COLORBLINDNESS VSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE DOES SPENDING MONEY MAKE YOU HAPPY? New research has started to show, however, that spending money can lead to happiness but only if you spend wisely. That is, there are some types of spending that actually do make you feel better. For example, several studies have shown that spending money on experiences (vs. products) can make us happier. PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS: PRAISING "EFFORT" VS. "ABILITY" Praising Kids for “Ability” or “Effort”. This simple change in praise and reinforcement does wonders by creating a psychology of success. In 1998, Carol Dweck and Claudia Mueller published their findings from a study on 5 th graders and how they tackled difficult test questions. One at a time, these fifth graders were taken out of

their

PSYCHOLOGY OF JUDGING PEOPLE: 3 WAYS WE JUDGE OTHERS 1. ↑ Before on this blog, I wrote about how these key judgments even get applied to non-humans.Specifically, they apply to people’s perceptions of non-profit vs. for-profit organizations. 2. ↑ Marco Brambilla and Colin Leach provide a nice overview in their 2014 paper in Social Cognition.: 3. ↑ Granted, in the first of these studies (Landy et al.’s second study overall), people still ATTITUDES EXPOSED: HOW REPEATED EXPOSURE LEADS TO Our attitudes about an object are generally positive or negative. However, mere exposure (repeated prior exposure) to an object can lead to more liking, and thus a more positive attitude toward the object. The mere exposure effect has to do with a concept called fluency. Psychologists refer to fluency as the ease of processing information. PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION 1. ↑ In either case, the response is likely to be “What’s wrong with you?” 2. ↑ On another post on the blog, we’ve seen how different ways of expressing exactly the same meaning can deeply impact the message’s impact.: 3. ↑ Very little. 4. ↑ At the risk of being too carrot-centric, the researchers also showed the same results with other descriptors like being a “creature WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESS Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMOR: WHAT MAKES SOMETHING FUNNY? Things are Funny When They’re “Benign Violations”. One theory of the psychology of humor that’s been gaining a lot of traction is called benign violation theory, developed by Peter McGraw. The gist of this theory is that we find something funny when two conditions are met: it violates the way we think the world should work, and it does MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF USING YOUR LAPTOP IN CLASS This new study looked at the actual grades earned by 5,571 students at a private liberal arts college between 2013 – 2015. More importantly, they looked at teachers’ unique laptop policies. About 20% of instructors required laptops in their classes, and about 4% prohibited them. The remaining 67% allowed laptops, but left that

decision up

COGNITIVE BIASES IN LEGAL DECISIONS Cognitive Biases in Legal Decisions. August 20, 2015. August 12, 2015 by Andy. Legal judgments are supposed to be impartial. A judge’s decision should be based on facts and an unbiased take on the case at hand. Social psychological research, however, has shown again and again how hard it is for people to make unbiased decisions.

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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US The answer depended on the students’ own beliefs about mental ability. On the one hand, a high-achieving role model inspired students who understood that they could become smarter. When the results felt attainable, the role model was an inspiration. On the other hand, the same role model had no effect on students who thought

they could never

THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. CULTURE AND GENDER STEREOTYPING IN ADVERTISEMENTSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY: COLORBLINDNESS VSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE DOES SPENDING MONEY MAKE YOU HAPPY? New research has started to show, however, that spending money can lead to happiness but only if you spend wisely. That is, there are some types of spending that actually do make you feel better. For example, several studies have shown that spending money on experiences (vs. products) can make us happier.

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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US The answer depended on the students’ own beliefs about mental ability. On the one hand, a high-achieving role model inspired students who understood that they could become smarter. When the results felt attainable, the role model was an inspiration. On the other hand, the same role model had no effect on students who thought

they could never

THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. CULTURE AND GENDER STEREOTYPING IN ADVERTISEMENTSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY: COLORBLINDNESS VSSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE DOES SPENDING MONEY MAKE YOU HAPPY? New research has started to show, however, that spending money can lead to happiness but only if you spend wisely. That is, there are some types of spending that actually do make you feel better. For example, several studies have shown that spending money on experiences (vs. products) can make us happier. PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS: PRAISING "EFFORT" VS. "ABILITY" Praising Kids for “Ability” or “Effort”. This simple change in praise and reinforcement does wonders by creating a psychology of success. In 1998, Carol Dweck and Claudia Mueller published their findings from a study on 5 th graders and how they tackled difficult test questions. One at a time, these fifth graders were taken out of

their

PSYCHOLOGY OF JUDGING PEOPLE: 3 WAYS WE JUDGE OTHERS 1. ↑ Before on this blog, I wrote about how these key judgments even get applied to non-humans.Specifically, they apply to people’s perceptions of non-profit vs. for-profit organizations. 2. ↑ Marco Brambilla and Colin Leach provide a nice overview in their 2014 paper in Social Cognition.: 3. ↑ Granted, in the first of these studies (Landy et al.’s second study overall), people still ATTITUDES EXPOSED: HOW REPEATED EXPOSURE LEADS TO Our attitudes about an object are generally positive or negative. However, mere exposure (repeated prior exposure) to an object can lead to more liking, and thus a more positive attitude toward the object. The mere exposure effect has to do with a concept called fluency. Psychologists refer to fluency as the ease of processing information. PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION 1. ↑ In either case, the response is likely to be “What’s wrong with you?” 2. ↑ On another post on the blog, we’ve seen how different ways of expressing exactly the same meaning can deeply impact the message’s impact.: 3. ↑ Very little. 4. ↑ At the risk of being too carrot-centric, the researchers also showed the same results with other descriptors like being a “creature WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESS Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMOR: WHAT MAKES SOMETHING FUNNY? Things are Funny When They’re “Benign Violations”. One theory of the psychology of humor that’s been gaining a lot of traction is called benign violation theory, developed by Peter McGraw. The gist of this theory is that we find something funny when two conditions are met: it violates the way we think the world should work, and it does MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF USING YOUR LAPTOP IN CLASS This new study looked at the actual grades earned by 5,571 students at a private liberal arts college between 2013 – 2015. More importantly, they looked at teachers’ unique laptop policies. About 20% of instructors required laptops in their classes, and about 4% prohibited them. The remaining 67% allowed laptops, but left that

decision up

COGNITIVE BIASES IN LEGAL DECISIONS Cognitive Biases in Legal Decisions. August 20, 2015. August 12, 2015 by Andy. Legal judgments are supposed to be impartial. A judge’s decision should be based on facts and an unbiased take on the case at hand. Social psychological research, however, has shown again and again how hard it is for people to make unbiased decisions. INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESS Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER RELIEF: HELPING WHEN DISASTER STRIKESSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE Psychologists Nicholas Epley, Adam Waytz, and John Cacioppo proposed that people perceive life in inanimate objects when they know what human qualities might apply, when they want to understand the object’s behavior, and when they crave social contact. That last one matters for loneliness. If this anthropomorphism theory is right, it

would

PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION When the instructions said “don’t cheat,” people reliably reported more than half of their coin flips being heads-up—a clear sign of lying about their results. When the instructions said “don’t be a cheater,” though, people were more honest, reporting much closer to a true 50-50 split. 3. Ask kids to be “helpers”

instead of

THE MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT This article on mere exposure is adapted from an online course that I just launched, The Science of Subliminal Influence, available exclusively on Curious.com. Curious is a neat website where you pay a low monthly subscription to learn about all sort of neat things, ranging from academic topics like psychology to more skill-development topics like art, design, and writing. INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESS Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER RELIEF: HELPING WHEN DISASTER STRIKESSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE Psychologists Nicholas Epley, Adam Waytz, and John Cacioppo proposed that people perceive life in inanimate objects when they know what human qualities might apply, when they want to understand the object’s behavior, and when they crave social contact. That last one matters for loneliness. If this anthropomorphism theory is right, it

would

PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION When the instructions said “don’t cheat,” people reliably reported more than half of their coin flips being heads-up—a clear sign of lying about their results. When the instructions said “don’t be a cheater,” though, people were more honest, reporting much closer to a true 50-50 split. 3. Ask kids to be “helpers”

instead of

THE MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT This article on mere exposure is adapted from an online course that I just launched, The Science of Subliminal Influence, available exclusively on Curious.com. Curious is a neat website where you pay a low monthly subscription to learn about all sort of neat things, ranging from academic topics like psychology to more skill-development topics like art, design, and writing.

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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT US By the classic definition, strong opinions (or “attitudes”) are opinions that (a) influence relevant behavior and (b) remain durable over time and in the face of persuasive messages. For this article, we’re going to gloss over the “behavior” piece of the puzzle and focus on the second part. GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US The answer depended on the students’ own beliefs about mental ability. On the one hand, a high-achieving role model inspired students who understood that they could become smarter. When the results felt attainable, the role model was an inspiration. On the other hand, the same role model had no effect on students who thought

they could never

PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE Psychologists Nicholas Epley, Adam Waytz, and John Cacioppo proposed that people perceive life in inanimate objects when they know what human qualities might apply, when they want to understand the object’s behavior, and when they crave social contact. That last one matters for loneliness. If this anthropomorphism theory is right, it

would

THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH Smiling is linked to a bunch of benefits for a few reasons. One is that a smile is a reflection of happiness. We already know from tons of studies that happier people experience a ton of positive outcomes. Therefore smiling is linked with life benefits because it shares a room with happiness. BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN: PSYCHOLOGY OF HELPING Being a Good Samaritan: Psychology of Helping. December 15, 2015. December 14, 2015 by Andy. Perhaps you’ve heard the parable, The Good Samaritan. You can read the exact story in the Bible Luke 10: 29-37 if you must know. (ever heard of it?), but the gist of it is that a traveler had been attacked by robbers, stripped of his clothes TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE In their classic 1979 paper, Margaret Clark and Judson Mills claimed that many relationships can be defined by how they treat the giving and taking of benefits. They proposed two types of relationships: exchange relationships and communal relationships. In an exchange relationship, there is the expectation of balance in giving and

taking.

PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. THE MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT This article on mere exposure is adapted from an online course that I just launched, The Science of Subliminal Influence, available exclusively on Curious.com. Curious is a neat website where you pay a low monthly subscription to learn about all sort of neat things, ranging from academic topics like psychology to more skill-development topics like art, design, and writing. MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF USING YOUR LAPTOP IN CLASS This new study looked at the actual grades earned by 5,571 students at a private liberal arts college between 2013 – 2015. More importantly, they looked at teachers’ unique laptop policies. About 20% of instructors required laptops in their classes, and about 4% prohibited them. The remaining 67% allowed laptops, but left that

decision up

INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESS Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER RELIEF: HELPING WHEN DISASTER STRIKESSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE Psychologists Nicholas Epley, Adam Waytz, and John Cacioppo proposed that people perceive life in inanimate objects when they know what human qualities might apply, when they want to understand the object’s behavior, and when they crave social contact. That last one matters for loneliness. If this anthropomorphism theory is right, it

would

PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION When the instructions said “don’t cheat,” people reliably reported more than half of their coin flips being heads-up—a clear sign of lying about their results. When the instructions said “don’t be a cheater,” though, people were more honest, reporting much closer to a true 50-50 split. 3. Ask kids to be “helpers”

instead of

THE MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT This article on mere exposure is adapted from an online course that I just launched, The Science of Subliminal Influence, available exclusively on Curious.com. Curious is a neat website where you pay a low monthly subscription to learn about all sort of neat things, ranging from academic topics like psychology to more skill-development topics like art, design, and writing. INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESS Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER RELIEF: HELPING WHEN DISASTER STRIKESSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE Psychologists Nicholas Epley, Adam Waytz, and John Cacioppo proposed that people perceive life in inanimate objects when they know what human qualities might apply, when they want to understand the object’s behavior, and when they crave social contact. That last one matters for loneliness. If this anthropomorphism theory is right, it

would

PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION When the instructions said “don’t cheat,” people reliably reported more than half of their coin flips being heads-up—a clear sign of lying about their results. When the instructions said “don’t be a cheater,” though, people were more honest, reporting much closer to a true 50-50 split. 3. Ask kids to be “helpers”

instead of

THE MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT This article on mere exposure is adapted from an online course that I just launched, The Science of Subliminal Influence, available exclusively on Curious.com. Curious is a neat website where you pay a low monthly subscription to learn about all sort of neat things, ranging from academic topics like psychology to more skill-development topics like art, design, and writing.

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The Power of a Smile. May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017 by Andy. As photos from my adolescent years will attest, I’ve never been one for smiling on . (Full Post) Listen to the Podcast. YouTube Channel. PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT US By the classic definition, strong opinions (or “attitudes”) are opinions that (a) influence relevant behavior and (b) remain durable over time and in the face of persuasive messages. For this article, we’re going to gloss over the “behavior” piece of the puzzle and focus on the second part. GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US The answer depended on the students’ own beliefs about mental ability. On the one hand, a high-achieving role model inspired students who understood that they could become smarter. When the results felt attainable, the role model was an inspiration. On the other hand, the same role model had no effect on students who thought

they could never

PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE Psychologists Nicholas Epley, Adam Waytz, and John Cacioppo proposed that people perceive life in inanimate objects when they know what human qualities might apply, when they want to understand the object’s behavior, and when they crave social contact. That last one matters for loneliness. If this anthropomorphism theory is right, it

would

THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH Smiling is linked to a bunch of benefits for a few reasons. One is that a smile is a reflection of happiness. We already know from tons of studies that happier people experience a ton of positive outcomes. Therefore smiling is linked with life benefits because it shares a room with happiness. BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN: PSYCHOLOGY OF HELPING Being a Good Samaritan: Psychology of Helping. December 15, 2015. December 14, 2015 by Andy. Perhaps you’ve heard the parable, The Good Samaritan. You can read the exact story in the Bible Luke 10: 29-37 if you must know. (ever heard of it?), but the gist of it is that a traveler had been attacked by robbers, stripped of his clothes TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNAL & EXCHANGE In their classic 1979 paper, Margaret Clark and Judson Mills claimed that many relationships can be defined by how they treat the giving and taking of benefits. They proposed two types of relationships: exchange relationships and communal relationships. In an exchange relationship, there is the expectation of balance in giving and

taking.

PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD It was the rumors that were more believable that ended up spreading the most. 5. People Spread Rumors When it Helps Their Self-Image. Plenty of research has shown that people often want to feel good about themselves, but one way people can do that is through rumor spreading. There are a couple reasons this can happen. THE MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT This article on mere exposure is adapted from an online course that I just launched, The Science of Subliminal Influence, available exclusively on Curious.com. Curious is a neat website where you pay a low monthly subscription to learn about all sort of neat things, ranging from academic topics like psychology to more skill-development topics like art, design, and writing. MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF USING YOUR LAPTOP IN CLASS This new study looked at the actual grades earned by 5,571 students at a private liberal arts college between 2013 – 2015. More importantly, they looked at teachers’ unique laptop policies. About 20% of instructors required laptops in their classes, and about 4% prohibited them. The remaining 67% allowed laptops, but left that

decision up

GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US What makes good role models? Social psychologists have found that some role models are more inspiring than others, and they've shown why it's

the case.

PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD 1. ↑ Of course they did.: 2. ↑ Oh, hi. You’re interested enough to check out this particular footnote. Okay, when it comes to gossip, psychologists have noted that gossip is more like casual conversation about individual people.It’s mostly for amusement, reinforcing standards for “appropriate” behavior, or to exclude certain people

from a group.

BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN: PSYCHOLOGY OF HELPING Perhaps you’ve heard the parable, The Good Samaritan.You can read the exact story in the Bible Luke 10: 29-37 if you must know. (ever heard of it?), but the gist of it is that a traveler had been attacked by robbers, stripped of his clothes, beaten, and left PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE 1. ↑ In this article, I talk mostly about anthropomorphizing objects, but people also anthropomorphize animals, too.If you feel like your pets have minds, emotions, intentions, and grand plans for their lives, that’s technically a case of anthropomorphism, too. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION 1. ↑ In either case, the response is likely to be “What’s wrong with you?” 2. ↑ On another post on the blog, we’ve seen how different ways of expressing exactly the same meaning can deeply impact the message’s impact.: 3. ↑ Very little. 4. ↑ At the risk of being too carrot-centric, the researchers also showed the same results with other descriptors like being a “creature THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER RELIEF: HELPING WHEN DISASTER STRIKESSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COMHELPING DISASTER VICTIMSASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER VICTIMSHILLSBOROUGH DISASTER VICTIMSRECENT NATURAL DISASTER INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESSDISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE VS WITHOUT PREJUDI…WITH PREJUDICE VS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

LEGAL

Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

GOOD ROLE MODELS: HOW AND WHEN THEY INSPIRE US What makes good role models? Social psychologists have found that some role models are more inspiring than others, and they've shown why it's

the case.

PSYCHOLOGY OF RUMORS: 6 REASONS WHY RUMORS SPREAD 1. ↑ Of course they did.: 2. ↑ Oh, hi. You’re interested enough to check out this particular footnote. Okay, when it comes to gossip, psychologists have noted that gossip is more like casual conversation about individual people.It’s mostly for amusement, reinforcing standards for “appropriate” behavior, or to exclude certain people

from a group.

BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN: PSYCHOLOGY OF HELPING Perhaps you’ve heard the parable, The Good Samaritan.You can read the exact story in the Bible Luke 10: 29-37 if you must know. (ever heard of it?), but the gist of it is that a traveler had been attacked by robbers, stripped of his clothes, beaten, and left PSYCHOLOGY OF LONELINESS AND PERCEIVING LIFE IN INANIMATE 1. ↑ In this article, I talk mostly about anthropomorphizing objects, but people also anthropomorphize animals, too.If you feel like your pets have minds, emotions, intentions, and grand plans for their lives, that’s technically a case of anthropomorphism, too. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FEELING EXCLUDED Feeling Excluded HurtsLiterally? If you feel excluded, you might say something like “you hurt my feelings!” But when you say “hurt,” you obviously mean it metaphoricallyor do you? Emerging evidence in neuroscience has suggested that the physical feeling of pain (from, say, stubbing your toe) and the social/emotional feeling of pain (from ostracism) overlap in terms of how your PSYCHOLOGY OF OPINIONS: HOW FRIENDS & FAMILY AFFECT USSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM 3 POWERFUL WAYS LABELING PEOPLE PROMPTS ACTION 1. ↑ In either case, the response is likely to be “What’s wrong with you?” 2. ↑ On another post on the blog, we’ve seen how different ways of expressing exactly the same meaning can deeply impact the message’s impact.: 3. ↑ Very little. 4. ↑ At the risk of being too carrot-centric, the researchers also showed the same results with other descriptors like being a “creature THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTHSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COM PSYCHOLOGY OF DISASTER RELIEF: HELPING WHEN DISASTER STRIKESSEE MORE ON SOCIALPSYCHONLINE.COMHELPING DISASTER VICTIMSASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER VICTIMSHILLSBOROUGH DISASTER VICTIMSRECENT NATURAL DISASTER INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESSDISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE VS WITHOUT PREJUDI…WITH PREJUDICE VS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

LEGAL

Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

SOCIAL PSYCH ONLINE

Social Psychology for Everyone. It’s not very often that public opinion quickly shows noticeable change. INTELLIGENCE AND PREJUDICE: ARE SMART PEOPLE REALLY LESS Research on intelligence and prejudice paints a complex picture. A new study shows that low AND high intelligence can be associated with more

prejudice.

PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA BIAS (...OR THE PERCEPTION OF IT) 1. ↑ Or, you knowany election. 2. ↑ Kunda also had a second version of the article, which reported the results of a study showing that caffeine can help prevent a disease. The opposite results came from this article–low caffeine consumers were less convinced of the “caffeine is good” article than the heavy caffeine consumers. THE POWER OF A SMILE: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH 1. ↑ The researchers actually took advantage of an existing study that began in the late 50s and continues today. This study has given surveys to a sample of women who were enrolled at Mills College in the late 50s and have continued to keep in touch with these women over

their whole lives.

WE HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE US (PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENT 1. ↑ The question of whether to use “soccer” or “football” in a context like this will forever plague me. Levine et al. say “football” because their study took place in the UK. THE MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT This article on mere exposure is adapted from an online course that I just launched, The Science of Subliminal Influence, available exclusively on Curious.com. Curious is a neat website where you pay a low monthly subscription to learn about all sort of neat things, ranging from academic topics like psychology to more skill-development topics like art, design, and writing. CULTURE AND GENDER STEREOTYPING IN ADVERTISEMENTS Advertising often turns to gender stereotyping and notions of appropriate gender roles in representing men and women. This depends

on culture, though.

WHICH FRIENDSHIPS LAST THE LONGEST?: PSYCHOLOGY OF According to new research on the psychology of attraction, friendships are especially likely to end when the friends aren't that similar to

each other.

EATING SPICY FOOD AND BEING AGGRESSIVE I’ve never kept my love of eating spicy food a secret. For years, I’ve been content to add a few more drips of hot sauce to nearly everything, and I relish the COGNITIVE BIASES IN LEGAL DECISIONS Legal judgments are supposed to be impartial. A judge’s decision should be based on facts and an unbiased take on the case at hand. Social psychological research, however, has shown again and again how hard it is for people to make unbiased decisions.

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