Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI September 7, 2018
This week's round-up includes an op-ed on the power of colloboration and integrated thinking. See what else you may have missed online.
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On the Blogs
In the News
The five dimensions of curiosity via Harvard Business Review
Study finds you act most like 'you' in a time crunch via Medical Xpress
Why your desk job is so damn exhausting via Vox
A doctor’s reassurance speeds healing from an allergic reaction via Stanford News
The profound importance of having “couples friends” via Fatherly
Ready, steady, pout … how selfies can help you climb the social ladder via The Guardian
To cope with stress, try learning something new via Harvard Business Review
Trigger warnings and safe spaces: The coddling debate on college campuses via WBUR/On Point
4 ways to become a better person, according to a social psychologist via Boston.com
How power changes the CEO brain via CNN Money
A spendthrift 5-year-old? Researchers say yes via The Wall Street Journal
Helping others is good for you, especially when your target is specific via Medical Daily
Being reminded of your political bubble can stop you from breaking out via Ars Technica
Urban Meyer, Ohio State football, and how leaders ignore unethical behavior via Harvard Business Review
Could open marriages save monogamy? via Fatherly
This is the age when your self-esteem peaks via The Cut
The God of small things via Medical Xpress
When is it ok to tell a well-meaning lie? via Harvard Business review
Research suggests exposure to multiculturalism prompts people to inflate the importance of race via Pacific Standard
To cultivate a mindfulness practice, you need to do just that: Practice via Behavioral Scientist
People really underestimate the power of saying 'thank you' via Medical Daily
The “experiential advantage” is not universal – the less well-off get equal or more happiness from buying things via Research Digest
On Twitter
Radical open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions https://t.co/919jn7Wx1X
— Brent W. Roberts (@BrentWRoberts) September 4, 2018
They get to engage in virtue signaling and moral grandstanding, and buy some insurance against discrimination suits? Ht @NickWolfinger https://t.co/ADPPtB0QiA
— Lee Jussim (@PsychRabble) September 4, 2018
"Going to the doctor is largely a psychological experience." New MBL research with @karismatically out in @JournalGIM covered here https://t.co/7chFpVSKI6 via @Stanford. @nih @rwjf @Atul_Gawande @stanfordsparq
— Alia J. Crum, PhD (@AliaCrum) September 4, 2018
Google Dataset Search could contribute significantly to the success of the #opendata movement https://t.co/KpcMTiJHw6
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) September 6, 2018
At the #SolidBordeaux2018 workshop (@hansijzerman) we've been hacking together a list of free software to facilitate open science. Check it out, spread the word, & feel free to add to it! https://t.co/M3BkKC8MiH pic.twitter.com/gc0NsrNFs8
— Michèle Nuijten (@MicheleNuijten) September 6, 2018
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