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What distinguishes women with unusually high numbers of sex partners?
ey're not less attractive and they don't come from bad families if that's what you were thinking. On several measures they register as having more masculine traits: We recruited two groups of women who differed in their number of lifetime sex partners in order to investigate several hypotheses related to female sociosexuality. Specifically, we explored whether women who engage in casual sex have low mate value, are especially likely to have come from stressful family environments, or are masculine in…
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Things you didn’t know about lies, liars and detecting lies:
w to easily improve your ability to detect lies Here's how much you'll lie to someone the first time you meet them. The Truth About Lie-Detection – What Works And What Doesn't How to tell if somebody is lying Are people who believe themselves to be powerful more effective liars? Is "House" right? Do all patients lie? How we lie to ourselves about food Does obvious flattery work? Can you tell if someone is lying by their handwriting? When should…
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Does keeping a romance secret make it more exciting?
r from it. It's actually bad for the relationship and unhealthy for the people involved: Previous research on romantic secrecy found that hiding one’srelationship from others predicted lower levels of relationshipquality. The present research built on this work by exploringthe potential consequences of relationship concealment on partners’commitment level and personal health. Study 1 found that greatersecrecy was associated with reduced commitment to one’srelationship, lower self-esteem, and more reported health symptoms.Study 2 tested a theoretical model of the effects of secrecyusing…
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What will we spend to keep sexual predators at bay?
operty values did indeed drop by about 4 percent after a sex offender moved into the neighborhood, which was about $5,500 of the median home price in Mecklenburg County. If there’s any good news in this, it’s that the decreases occurred in a very limited area — within about one-tenth of a mile, or two city blocks, of the sex offender. The closer another home was to a sex offender’s home, the greater the decrease: a home next door to…
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What kind of people become middlemen?:
ddlemen are not looked upon fondly; it's usually a term of derision. It seems that reputation is well-deserved: The question of how certain types of market-intermediating middlemen can be held in low regard is addressed. A model in which pure rent-seeking middlemen emerge endogenously is provided. Individuals differ according to their persuasiveness and according to their productivity. Those who are highly persuasive but relatively unproductive are the people most likely to become middlemen. However, only productivity differentials are shown to…
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How to best use caffeine — from a neuroscientist:
a Caffeine: A User's Guide to Getting Optimally Wired by Chris Chatham. 1) Consume in small, frequent amounts. Between 20-200mg per hour may be an optimal dose for cognitive function. 2) Play to your cognitive strengths while wired. Caffeine may increase the speed with which you work, may decrease attentional lapses, and may even benefit recall - but is less likely to benefit more complex cognitive functions, and may even hurt others. Plan accordingly (and preferably prior to consuming caffeine!)…
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How to quickly and easily improve performance in most any area:
fore you start, think about the stereotype of someone who excels at what you're attempting: Previous research has shown that activating a stereotype can influence subsequent behavior in a stereotype-consistent way. The present research investigates the role of self-efficacy beliefs in this effect. Specifically, we demonstrate that being primed with the stereotype of professors increases knowledge confidence compared to being primed with a less educated profession (Experiments 1 and 2), and that these higher self-efficacy beliefs result in higher performance…
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Things you didn’t know about happiness:
w to make yourself happier in just a few seconds Does giving really make us happier than receiving? Are women getting unhappier? Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce and happiness (Video) Harvard professor Daniel Gilbert discusses the science of happiness United States Gross National Happiness, measured via Facebook Status Updates Is happiness contagious? Happiness expert Martin Seligman on positive psychology (Video) Are the chronically ill happier if they give up hope? Can working on something frustrating make us happier? Are hourly…
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