Experiencing the awe of nature makes us more kind and generous
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The verb 'to be' distorts our perception of reality
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Saying thank you can bring a range of positive psychological and physiological benefits
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Research shows that we're more likely to make better moral decisions in the morning than later in the day
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Here are 4 psychological tricks supermarkets use to make you spend more
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The fundamental attribution error causes us to point the finger of blame and ignore situational factors
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9 of the most unbearable psychology experiments you could imagine
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Here are the real meanings of these 4 common psychological terms
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This business principle says if you want to rise to the top, it pays to be lazy...
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Smiling causes a range of powerful psychological effects, including whether or not someone will remember your face.
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Our caveman ancestry explains why people form strong psychological allegiances over trivial matters like smartphone operating systems
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Julia Thomas is a freelance writer living and working in Kansas City. She has been writing online content 2006 with a primary focus on psychology as it relates to a wide variety of subjects.