Enlarge this image Researchers say human brains can become overwhelmed by cute traits, such as large eyes and small noses, embodied by…
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YouTube Walter Mischel, a revolutionary psychologist with a specialty in personality theory, died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 12. He was 88.…
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YouTube Do you think that the private thoughts in your head could influence how other people — or creatures — act? The…
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Enlarge this image Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop Hunger can trigger cruel words from kind people. A starved dog lover might…
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Enlarge this image Ryan Johnson for NPR Ryan Johnson for NPR If the Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov were alive today, what would…
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Enlarge this image People who think they’re more slothlike than peers may change their behavior to actually become less active. Oivind Hovland/Getty…
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Enlarge this image Furbies were a thing in the late 1990s. But does anybody crave one now? Robert Gourley/Flickr hide caption toggle…
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