Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 16-02-2011 | 
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Should you rely on willpower, role models and step-by-step plans to reach your goals in life? Psychological research sorts good advice from bad.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 08-02-2011 |
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What can waiters, the TV series 'Lost' and the novelist Charles Dickens teach us about avoiding procrastination?
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 31-01-2011 |
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Psychological experiments demonstrate the power of a simple technique for committing to goals.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 27-01-2011 |
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PsyBlog's forthcoming eBook, How to Be Creative, takes a brand new look at the psychology of innovation.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 20-01-2011 |
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Are you building castles in the sky? Psychologists have found that fantasising about future success can be dangerous.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 12-01-2011 |
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Why people act as though their dreams can predict the future.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 04-01-2011 |
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Do you want to be an agent of change? Psychological research reveals how to tip the balance in your favour.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 15-12-2010 |
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Craft messages that change minds using these 20 principles of persuasion, all based on established psychological research.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 08-12-2010 |
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Repetition is used everywhere—advertising, politics and the media—but does it really persuade us? Psychology studies reveal all...
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 01-12-2010 |
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Emphasising the positive can be more persuasive than pointing out the negative.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 29-11-2010 |
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How to change attitudes months after a persuasive message is delivered.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 24-11-2010 |
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Psychological research tries to solve the riddle of the fast talker.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-11-2010 |
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New research finds friends think we're less neurotic and more conscientiousness than we imagine.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 17-11-2010 |
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"I think" or "I feel", which persuades?
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 08-11-2010 |
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The instinct to paper over weaknesses in our argument is wrong—so long as we counter criticism.
Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 02-11-2010 |
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Experiment finds caffeine drinkers more influenced by a persuasive message than a placebo group.
Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 01-11-2010 |
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Compliance to a simple request can be doubled by the most innocent manipulation.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 27-10-2010 |
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Dealing effectively with objections can be more powerful than other standard methods of persuasion.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 20-10-2010 |
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Light swearing at the start or end of a persuasive speech can help influence an audience.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 20-10-2010 |
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Experiments reveal 10 unusual techniques that can tip the balance in your favour.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 11-10-2010 |
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Is expressing thanks a powerful motivator or just a social nicety?
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 04-10-2010 |
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50 psychology studies reveal how people are using email, Facebook, Twitter, online dating and more.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 27-09-2010 |
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Is the internet bad for us? Psychological research on the link between internet use and addiction, loneliness and depression.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-09-2010 |
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Quick 7-point primer on the psychology of Facebook.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 16-09-2010 |
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Psychological research reveals who uses internet dating and why, which strategies work, and uncovers the truth about lying online.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 08-09-2010 |
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People react to ideas they find offensive by reasserting familiar structures of meaning.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 01-09-2010 |
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Email is a fantastic tool, but these ten psychology studies remind us of its dark side.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 19-08-2010 |
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The online disinhibition effect has cost people their jobs, their income and their relationships, yet many are still oblivious to it.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 10-08-2010 |
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Psychological research on Twitter reveals who tweets, how much, what they talk about and why.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 03-08-2010 |
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Why people think they are less influenced than others by adverts and persuasive messages.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 28-07-2010 |
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Central to the art and science of persuasion is understanding the unconscious goals for which everyone is aiming.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 20-07-2010 |
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When you live in luxurious surroundings, have experienced the best restaurants and stayed in the most lavish hotels, it becomes more difficult to savour the simple things in life.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 14-07-2010 |
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Please help with recruitment for research into online support groups and expressive writing.
Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-07-2010 |
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Experimental participants told they were wearing fake designer sunglasses twice as likely to cheat on a test.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 06-07-2010 |
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Take part in UCL research into online support groups and expressive writing.
Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 05-07-2010 |
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Psychological research suggests bad habits can be controlled by vigilant monitoring.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 25-06-2010 |
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How to see yourself as others do: experiments suggest alternative to flawed intuitive technique.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-06-2010 |
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Trying to make connections? Here are seven more research based techniques to increase creativity.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 15-06-2010 |
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Experiments cast doubt on the classic marker of a genuine smile.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-06-2010 |
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New study finds memory improved by vocalising or sub-vocalising words.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 01-06-2010 |
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Experiments reveal that simple superstitions like lucky charms can improve motor and cognitive performance.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 26-05-2010 |
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According to new research around 9 out of 10 of us have experienced earworms lasting an hour or longer.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 19-05-2010 |
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Without self-forgiveness procrastination enters a vicious circle.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 29-04-2010 |
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Humans produce about 50 distinct types of smiles but there's one distinction that really matters: between real and fake.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 28-04-2010 |
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15% to 50% improvements in cognition from brief meditation.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 27-04-2010 |
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Decision-makers move away from the default after a delay.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 26-04-2010 |
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One of the most successful cars in the US is the hybrid electric Toyota Prius. On the surface there isn't much going for it: it has a sluggish engine, small trunk, cloth seats and it's certainly no looker.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-04-2010 |
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How do people come to believe that others are so much less trustworthy than themselves?
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 20-04-2010 |
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New experiment finds 50% more lies on email than pen and paper.
It's hard to look someone straight in the eye and tell them a blatant lie. Those who can are marked out for more nefarious occupations. Like politics.
Over the telephone it's easier. In a diary study 77 people recorded their everyday social interactions, noting down [...]
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 20-04-2010 |
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New experiment finds 50% more lies on email than pen and paper.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 15-04-2010 |
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Research reveals what personal information Facebook users disclose, and who discloses the most.
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 13-04-2010 |
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Why material purchases are unsatisfying and what to do about it.
Buying stuff can be disappointing. After swallowing the hype, checking out the options and trolling for bargains, finally you've got [...]
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 30-03-2010 |
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Looking for the last piece of the puzzle? Try these 7 research-based techniques for increasing creativity.
Everyone is creative: we can all innovate given time, freedom, autonomy, experience to draw on, [...]
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 25-03-2010 |
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When you feel weak, stating core values can be a quick and easy self-control booster.
People are rightly obsessed with self-control because they intuitively understand what studies have proven: that it [...]
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 23-03-2010 |
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In 44% of married couples, at least one partner is secretly checking up on the other's online activities.
Flirting. Sharing relationship secrets with members of the opposite sex online. Pornography.
What do married couples consider unacceptable uses of the internet? Do they check up on each other? If so, how?
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 18-03-2010 |
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New study shows that self-control can be automatically, unconsciously bolstered by abstract thinking.
Wouldn't it be great if we could just spontaneously and automatically exercise self-control, without all that painful back-and-forth battle with ourselves?
Just automatically resist that cake and choose the apple; or suddenly find ourselves out...
Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 16-03-2010 |
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Psychological research on cognitive fluency shows why easy to understand = more profitable, more pleasurable, more intelligent and safer.
Which of these would you say sounds like the more dangerous food additive: Hnegripitrom or Magnalroxate?
The majority of people say Hnegripitrom sounds more dangerous. It turns out that the word 'Magnalroxate'...
Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 11-03-2010 |
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Alcohol makes us attentionally 'short-sighted'—this helps explain its popularity and its variable effects.
We tend to think of alcohol as primarily a disinhibitor, but this can't really explain its varying effects. Sometimes it seems to make us loud and boisterous, sometimes quiet and contemplative, sometimes sad and depressed, along with all...
Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 08-03-2010 |
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"Easy things nobody wants, but what is forbidden is tempting." ~ Ovid
Back in the 60s and 70s, before the sexual revolution had really taken hold, the standard dating advice for women was play hard to get. In some quarters it still is.
Like the Roman poet Ovid 2,000 years earlier, social scientists in the 1960s accepted [...]
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Posted by Jeremy Dean | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 02-03-2010 |
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PsyBlog is now on Facebook, right here.
If you're so inclined, you might like to add yourself as a fan. You might also feel a sudden burst of generosity towards me and spread the word about PsyBlog to your friends on Facebook.
The Facebook fan page for PsyBlog will contain the same updates that you can already [...]
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