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A new study backs up what the etiquette books have been saying all along, that a firm handshake helps makes a good first impression for both males and females. The study, reported in this month's issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, a journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA), finds that consistent with the etiquette and business literature, there is a substantial relation between the features that characterize a firm handshake (strength, vigor, duration, eye contact and completeness of grip) and a favorable first impression. The University of Alabama study involved 112 male and female college students whose handshakes were evaluated by four handshake coders who received one month of training and practice in shaking hands and evaluating handshakes before the study began.
What Your Handshake Says About You
A stellar team is greater than the sum of its individuals' ideas—from the Beatles to Google to Regis and Kelly, the world teems with proof of this exponential synergy. Ultimately, the magic behind innovative duos comes down to a few key ingredients: The pair usually has a shared vision, and complementary talents and temperaments. "If one scientist is theoretical and the other is a great lab administrator, they can be very productive," says Vera John-Steiner, a University of New Mexico professor and the author of Creative Collaboration . A careful balance of encouragement and criticism enables creative partners to bring out the best in each other. In the beginning stages of a project, John-Steiner says, the ideas need to flow freely, but great duos must help each other find the "rough diamond" in the brainstorm.
Dream Teams | Psychology Today
And not just from a clinical perspective; the research finds that we are strangely drawn to their self-centred personalities, their dominance and their hostility, their sensitivity and their despair, at least for a while. Psychologists are fascinated by narcissists, both why we like them despite on some level recognising their dysfunction, and because they embody so many paradoxes. Extreme narcissists inevitably reveal their true nature to those around them and are soon rejected. So why don't we (and the narcissists) learn? The charming narcissist
Why We Love Narcissists (At First) | PsyBlog
Don't miss the June 15 New Research Poster Call for Papers deadline for AACAP's 59th Annual Meeting, October 23-28 in San Francisco. Abstract proposals are prerequisites for acceptance of all presentations given at the meeting. Topics may include any aspect of child and adolescent psychiatry including clinical treatment, research, training, development, service delivery, or administration.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
You may have seen in the media recently that an ApTiquant study apparently found that Internet Explorer (IE) users have a low IQ . Mainstream media around the world reported on it for a couple of days, until someone pointed out that ApTiquant is a completely new company and it copied much of its website from another website. The story was bogus . If you look at ApTiquant’s original graph , it’s not surprising that it was fake. Apparently IE 6 users are 19 IQ points below the average.
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Chicks, be nicer: Young men more vulnerable to relationship ups and downs than women | Science Codex
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by David Johnson Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color . It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms?
Color Psychology — Infoplease.com
10 More Brilliant Social Psychology Studies: Why Smart People Do
A wealth of psychological insights from ten more key social psychology studies. Over the last 7 months I've been exploring 10 more of my favourite social psychology studies, each with an insightful story to tell about how our minds work. This follows on from an article I wrote two years ago ( 10 brilliant social psychology studies ). If we can all be creative, why is it so hard to come up with truly original ideas? It's because creativity is mysterious.10 Brilliant Social Psychology Studies | PsyBlog
Ten of the most influential social psychology studies. "I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?" --Philip Zimbardo
People love to give each other advice. The web is full to bursting with all types of pseudo-psychological advice about life. The problem is, how much of this is based on real scientific evidence? Well, here on PsyBlog we've got the scientific evidence.
10 Practical Uses For Psychological Research in Everyday Life |
The other night, my wife and I were at a very nice hotel here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. We went with our family to enjoy a show and prior to attending it, decided to get some coffee. As we were standing in line waiting (we were second in line) at a busy one-person coffee stand, the woman waiting behind us (she was third in line) yelled out, “Can I go ahead and pay for this?” It didn’t matter to her that two other people (the first lady in line and us) were ahead of her in this ordering process.
People with a Situational Value System « Workplace Psychology
Oliver Sacks, M.D., Physician, Author, Neurologist | Official Website | Musicophilia, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
“Apart from its stylistic wattage, Uncle Tungsten is about light of many sorts . . . above all, about the light of the human mind, the capacity of human beings to discern pattern and organization amid nature’s seeming caprice.” — The New York Times Book ReviewPsychology
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