Summary: Participants inflict more shocks when obeying orders than when freely deciding. Empathy-related regions are less active when obeying orders compared to acting freely. Coercionreduced neurocognitive processes associated with guilt. Reduced empathy- and...
Poverty brings people long-lasting psychological repercussions. However, for those who earn more than the official poverty level, expectations regarding how much money we should or should not have as well as choices regarding how to spend our money and how to prepare...
Until now, the assumption was that narcissists tended to clinch powerful positions for themselves. However, research by Nicole Mead, associate professor in the management and marketing department in the faculty of business and economics at the University of Melbourne...
Actor Jim Carey was the star of a comedy entitled Yes Man, in which, following the advice of a self-help guru, made a decision to say “yes” to every request made of him, rather than the habitual “no’s” that plagued his despondent life. . Living in the affirmative...
You’re about to take and exam or give a speech and your mind goes blank. Or we’ve got an important shot to make in tennis or golf, and you blow it. You’re not alone. For most of us, at one time or another, we’ve struggled with decisions or performance under...
