Cooperation is hard, How the Down Vote Option Can Hurt
spring.org.uk — Much like the drivers in this experiment, the down vote option provides the power to spoil the success of others.
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- 5 days ago
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Is it possible to think yourself fitter without doing any additional exercise? I love this research.
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- 15 days ago
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PsyBlog: Superstitious? Why Even Rational People Hate to Tempt Fate view story
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- 16 days ago
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Put your rational hat on, if you will, and consider these questions:
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PsyBlog: 7 Myths of Crowd Psychology view story
49 votes- Submitted by calinazaret
- about 1 month ago
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Despite these beliefs both in sociology textbooks and in the general public, the actual evidence does not support it.
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PsyBlog: When Children Begin to Simulate Other Minds view story
29 votes- Submitted by calinazaret
- 2 months ago
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Although telepathy is still science fiction most of us can do something clever that, while only a pale imitation, does allow us to step inside other people's minds in a limited way.
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4 Ways We Fail to Choose Happiness view story
27 votes- Submitted by calinazaret
- 3 months ago
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1. Poor rules of thumb- We each follow certain rules of thumb which mean that even though we know what will make us happy we still don't choose it.
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29 votes- Submitted by DiffeeOnline
- 3 months ago
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15 votes- Submitted by katharinec
- 3 months ago
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23 votes- Submitted by calinazaret
- 3 months ago
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The impact bias is our tendency to overestimate our emotional reaction to future events.
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