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  1. #research #psychology check out research website http://wwww.forschung-erleben.ch/ (German)
  2. (1/3) Publicly announcing that one will pursue a certain goal in a specific way ...
  3. (2/3) ...might in some cases lead to lower rather than higher chances to actually engage in goal pursuit. The one effect is called ...
  4. (3/3) ...symbolic self-completion, the other implementation intentions. The question is under what conditions does what apply?
  5. ... This is the double-whammy of being wronged
  6. ... due to the association of a negative emotional state (i.e., bad conscience) with the wronged person. ...
  7. Ironically, wronging somebody often leads to disliking this person...
  8. ... all of a sudden receive enormous attention when being re-discovered by economists or neuroscientists.
  9. It's interesting that empirical findings that are known in psychology for quite some time ...
  10. ... - sadly, people respect you less the more you do for them.
  11. Trying to ingratiate yourself by doing a lot for somebody typically has the opposite effect -- ...
  12. At least this is true in young adulthood.
  13. Motivationally, it is much easier to keep going at getting better than maintaining one's level of functioning. ...
  14. The power of the base-rate is nicely illustrated by the following commercial: A ... Read More: http://is.gd/z7fP
  15. ... of what activation patterns of certain brain regions mean.
  16. Brain data cannot not tell us anything about psychological processes without a good psychological theory ...
  17. ... and mostly is decided only afterwards on the basis of failure or success.
  18. The line between admirable persistence and idiotic perseverance is very thin -- ...
  19. ... It's almost as if social psychology was socio-phobic. Real people are just so messy.
  20. It is interesting how few social psychology experiments do not involve any real social contact. ...