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Monday, November 28, 2011

Why is it so hard to shop for others?

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There are lots of stresses during the holiday season.   You may have to prepare to spend time with lots of family.   You may have to get ...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Some holiday shopping tips

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The worldwide economy is still shaky, and retailers are hoping that the holiday shopping season will help to improve their revenues.   Th...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Contrast makes you ideal in other people’s eyes

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When you think about members of a group, you often evaluate how good a member of that group they are.   And that evaluation matters. For...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Money and stuff create different beliefs about fairness

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Fairness matters a lot to us.   From a young age, children complain about inequalities with the chant, “That’s not fair.”   Debates about...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Video games can teach positive lessons, too.

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Periodically in this blog, I have written about positive and negative effects of video games.   It is clear that video games can have bot...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Overconfidence and effort: Go boldly where no one has ever gone before

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There is a lot of evidence that people are overconfident in many judgments about themselves.   If you ask a group of people how talented ...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Psychology: It isn't rocket science

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When you sign on to be a Psychologist, you have taken on the study of a topic that is both extraordinarily complex and underappreciated. ...