Psychology

Magazine articles on psychology.

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AskMen.com Dave Golokhov	Nice Guys And Work According to the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, nice guys earn a significantly smaller paycheck than men of the meaner variety.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Morgan Housel	3 Biases Investors Are Falling Victim To Your brain meets your money.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2011 Brian Stoffel	This Secret Will Make You Immune to the Market's Meltdown Getting your house in order is more important than you think. As preposterous as it sounds, it's actually very easy to get yourself to a place where you can approach investing from such a detached viewpoint.
AskMen.com Wendy Walsh	Weight And Personality The conventional wisdom is that people who have weight problems simply eat too much and move too little. But now psychologists have taken an educated look at a long-term study to ask questions about what underlying psychological forces motivate such self-destructive behavior.
Job Journal August 7, 2011 Deborah Brown-Volkman	Career Pros: Career Lessons From Our Kids Kids have a wonderful eagerness to try new things and put in whatever effort is necessary to become proficient. A fall off their bike or skateboard is not failure or something to be feared, but an expected part of the learning process.
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov	Positive Thinking A recent study by NYU psychologists indicates that visualizing success and an ideal picture of your future is less likely to motivate you to achieve your goals than picturing a less rosy future.
HBS Working Knowledge August 4, 2011 James Heskett	How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers? In Everything is Obvious, Once You Know the Answer: How Common Sense Fails Us, sociologist Duncan Watts' thesis is that, in predicting outcomes and acting accordingly, we give far too much credence to such things as our own experiences.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2011 Brian Stoffel	Follow This 4-Step Plan and Retire a Millionaire Be honest about your emotions and don't let them rule you.
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Paul McFedries	The Selfish Meme These little "information-packets with attitude" are spawning words as well as ideas.
Sports Central July 15, 2011 Neil Bright	All in the Game For many, televised sports is one of a handful of activities rekindling our emotional pasts. In doing so, spectator sports contribute to one's life what children contribute to a home. And that is a mixture of joy, frustration, and wonder.
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