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SUBTLE CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR
Psychology says people who compliment you right before asking for help may be doing more than being nicePeople often make requests feel warmer and less demanding by expressing appreciation, offering praise or using polite language. Giving some...
Psychology says the first 10 minutes of a date can shape how attracted you feel to someone - Here’s whyFirst encounters, though brief, are powerful indicators of future romantic attraction. It's the perceived similarities, not necessarily the...
Psychology says students who never miss their favorite teacher’s class may be motivated by something deeperHaving a favorite teacher is a fairly common experience. Students may naturally connect more strongly with certain teachers because their c...
Psychology says people who can never stop taking photos may be chasing more than the perfect picturePeople naturally make choices about how they want to be perceived by others. Photographs offer a particularly powerful way to shape that im...
Psychology says people with a great natural instinct may be noticing things others miss: Here’s how they know when something is wrongIntuition is more likely to be useful when someone has substantial experience in a predictable environment and has received reliable feedba...
Psychology says people who ask AI everything may be unknowingly training their brains to think lessAI can be an extraordinarily useful tool. But psychology suggests that the human mind still benefits from occasionally doing the difficult ...
Psychology says people who save screenshots they never look at may be collecting a sense of future securityPeople may save screenshots for all kinds of reasons: they expect the information could be useful later, don't want to risk forgetting it, ...
Psychology says if you keep reaching for snacks on the table without thinking, your brain may be following a habit loopPeople who repeatedly snack from a bowl sitting on the table are not necessarily hungrier than others or lacking self-control. Their behavi...
Psychology says your long-term success depends on the automatic micro habits you repeat every dayRegularly performed actions can establish automated self-discipline, which frees up cognitive resources for more significant tasks. Habitua...
Psychology says people who lower their voice when someone nearby lowers theirs may automatically follow social cuesPeople who naturally lower their voice when someone nearby does the same may be responding to a combination of social cue detection, vocal ...
- Psychology says people who unconsciously match another person's walking speed may be experiencing behavioral synchrony
Unconsciously matching someone else’s walking pace is not a hidden psychological code that can reveal exactly how you feel about them. Howe...
Psychology says people who always check how much time is left in a movie may experience anticipation differentlySomeone who repeatedly checks how much time is left in a movie may be experiencing the story through a slightly different psychological len...
Psychology says people who bookmark dozens of articles but rarely read them may be collecting possibilities rather than informationThe person with hundreds of unread bookmarks may not be collecting knowledge. They may be collecting potential knowledge. Each article repr...
Psychology says people who check the time on their phone instead of wearing a watch may experience time cues differentlyPsychologists have long explored the idea that humans have aninternal timing system that helps the brain perceive and organize the passage ...
17-year-old New Jersey high schooler Edward Kang built an AI tool that reads the retina for autism and ADHD screening and won $175,000 for his groundbreaking researchNew Jersey high schooler Edward Kang, 17, developed RetinaMind, an AI tool that analyzes retinal images to identify patterns linked to auti...
Psychology says people who keep unused gift cards for years may value having future optionsAn unused gift card can reveal a fascinating psychological paradox. It was created to be spent, yet for some people, part of its appeal may...
Psychology explains why power dressing makes you feel more confident - and how clothes can influence your mindsetPsychology of Power Dressing: The attire we select plays a crucial role in shaping our mindset and emotional well-being. Opting for tailore...