Art Markman, PhD

We live in a world of persuasion.   Advertisements try to convince us to buy products.   Stories on television and rad...

There is a popular image that people who are in positions of power are really unfulfilled.   Perhaps they carry the we...

Imagine that you have been having a stressful time at work. Your boss has been angry about the performance of your gro...

There are many situations in life in which you have to follow other people’s advice.   Doctors recommend medications t...

It is common to use landmarks as a way of getting yourself motivated to do something new.   Culturally, New Year’s Day...

I have written a few blog entries in the past on the observation from research by Tom Gilovich and Leaf Van Boven as...

Suppose you had the job to interview students for a university.   Over the course of an admissions season, you might i...