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Articles tagged psychology
Your Take: The Artful Dodge
Readers discuss how to dodge questions, and stop others from doing so.
2.3.12
How the Web Affects Memory
Psychology professor Daniel Wegner has found that access to information online changes what people remember.
10.19.11
Women and Alcohol
Studying the differences in addiction and recovery between men and women
6.16.11
Homeless Artists Respond to Stereotypes
Paintings by homeless artists in New Jersey respond to the social perception of homeless people as cold and incompetent.
10.19.10
William James: Summers and Semesters
A conference and an exhibition at Houghton Library showcase the legacy of the pioneering psychologist and philosopher.
10.19.10
Scientific Misconduct, and Its Aftermath
An investigation of psychology professor Marc Hauser’s lab results in a misconduct finding—and questions for the field of animal cognition.
10.19.10
The Psyche on Automatic
Amy Cuddy probes snap judgments, warm feelings, and how to become an “alpha dog.”
10.19.10
The Power of Touch
Tactile sensations change perceptions, says psychologist Christopher Nocera.
10.19.10
The Mindfulness Chronicles
Psychologist Ellen Langer’s unconventional research. Plus, read about applying mindfulness techniques to eating.
8.19.10
In the Footsteps of William James
An unusual symposium at Harvard and at James’s summer residence this August will remember the life of the psychologist-philosopher.
7.21.10
Pleasure by Proxy
Other people’s experience is a more accurate guide than your own imagination to what you will like.
3.1.10
The Power of Torture
Inflicting pain changes the perceptions of torturers, not necessarily their knowledge.
3.1.10
Harvard Headlines: Derek Bok, Ellen Langer, Lawrence Lessig
A review of Bok’s new book, The Politics of Happiness; a profile of positive-psychology pioneer Langer; Lessig’s suggestions for reforming Congress
2.26.10
Facial Pheenoms
“Super-recognizers” have an astonishing ability to identify faces.