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Posts tagged “psychology”

How Not to Say the Wrong Thing

How Not to Say the Wrong Thing November 7th, 2013 @ 7:47 am PST

How Not to Say the Wrong Thing: The Ring Theory of Kvetching

The Five Stages of Feeding a Toddler

The Five Stages of Feeding a Toddler November 6th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm PST

See also: Kübler-Ross Denial “What? You can’t be serious. You just said you wanted peanut butter and jelly.” Anger “You eat this bite right now. Sit down! Eat it!” Bargaining “Please? Please have another bite? If you have another bite you can have more chocolate milk.” Depression “I can’t believe you’re not going to eat […]

Nobody Really Likes Farmville

Nobody Really Likes Farmville March 9th, 2010 @ 6:02 pm PST

I think I will stab myself in the stomach with a fork if one more person sends me a stray chicken or cat or whatever it is that people keep sending me; but it’s worth reading this seriously fascinating psychological analysis of why people play that annoying game.

#FridayFive: Irrational Fears

#FridayFive: Irrational Fears March 5th, 2010 @ 7:22 am PST

Read the Friday Five …
Problems

Problems October 4th, 2001 @ 11:25 am PDT

There’s a fascinating article at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology called Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments. This is the sort of essay that makes you wonder about yourself. Just in case you weren’t already wondering. Or in case you thought you were […]

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Confidence! August 17th, 2001 @ 1:47 pm PDT

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Sex, Lies, and Monogamy

Sex, Lies, and Monogamy April 26th, 2001 @ 8:26 am PDT

Women only stay with men for security, and men only stay with women for sex. It’s a cynical view of human relationships, but researchers now say it is the driving force behind the evolution of monogamy — and women started it. By offering sex all the time, females in monogamous species disguise whether they are […]

horny therapist

horny therapist February 20th, 2001 @ 8:34 am PST

Have a conversation with a horny therapist! link via weblog wannabe

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence February 14th, 2001 @ 8:30 am PST

I scored a 33 out of 48 on the Emotional Intelligence Quiz. According to them, that means my “emotional intelligence appears well-developed. [I am] probably productive and highly valued.” er. Yeah. Something like that. link via weblog wannabe

Soup and Personality

Soup and Personality December 16th, 2000 @ 11:02 am PST

A University of Illinois professor found a correlation between soup and personality … I love Cambpell’s Chunky Beef and Vegetables and New England Clam Chowder. I wonder what that says about me. link lifted from Follow Me Here

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