Tag: psychology
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10 Things Happy People Do Differently
Psychology Today: 10 Things Happy People Do Differently Paula Davis-Laack, J.D., M.A.P.P. How happy are you and why? This is a question I spend a fair amount of time thinking about, not only as it applies to my own levels of happiness, but also as it applies to my family, friends, and the people who…
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The psychology of libertarian views
Matt Ridley: The psychology of libertarian views … In recently published paper, Ravi Iyer from the University of Southern California, together with Dr. Haidt and other researchers at the data-collection platform YourMorals.org, dissect the personalities of those who describe themselves as libertarian. … … The study collated the results of 16 personality surveys and experiments completed…
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How Science Explains America’s Great Moral Divide
Scientific American: How Science Explains America’s Great Moral Divide Researcher Jonathan Haidt delves into the psychology of red state/blue state, and offers hope for reconciliation. Jonathan Haidt is concerned, like many Americans, with the way our country has become divided and increasingly unable to work together to solve looming threats. Yet, unlike most Americans, he…
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Psychology Losing Scientific Credibility, Say APA Insiders
Psychology Losing Scientific Credibility, Say APA Insiders is an article posted at the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. It is about a presentation at the NARTH meetings by two self-avowed "liberal" psychologists. They are authors of the recently published book Destructive Trends In Mental Health: The Well-Intentioned Path to Harm. In a…