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An Unexpected Strategy to Manage Student Stress
We might be inclined to reassure our anxious students, and advise them to “remain calm.” This research, however, suggests a surprising alternative. Continue reading
Starting the Year Just Right: Healthy Skepticism
Adults prefer natural settings to urban ones. We can easily imagine an evolutionary explanation for that preference. But: do children share it? Continue reading
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How Best to Achieve our New Year’s Resolutions
Psychology research can help us accomplish our New Year’s resolutions, even if we’re offered tempting cake. Continue reading