Pinboard: bookmarks for threedaymonk tagged 'psychology'

Ego Depletion
psychology willpower
4 weeks ago by threedaymonk

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People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say

More from Dunning and Kruger.

democracy psychology politics
11 weeks ago by threedaymonk

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Why cats fail to grasp string theory

‘A new study has found that domestic felines don’t seem to understand cause and effect connections between objects.’

cats animals thought psychology
12 weeks ago by threedaymonk

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Wealthy, motivated by greed, are more likely to cheat, study finds

‘People of higher status are more prone to cheating, taking candy from children and failing to wait their turn at four-way stops, a UC Berkeley experiment finds.’ Rich people are bastards?

psychology society wealth
february 2012 by threedaymonk

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Teller Reveals His Secrets

‘Neuroscientists are novices at deception. Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years.’

magic psychology neuroscience perception
february 2012 by threedaymonk

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Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development
psychology law obedience
december 2011 by threedaymonk

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Classics in the History of Psychology -- Skinner (1948)

‘SUPERSTITION’ IN THE PIGEON

psychology research superstition
november 2011 by threedaymonk

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In praise of slow computing

‘For many of us, the computer we work with during the day is the same one we relax with in the evening. We end up not being able to concentrate as well as we could when we’re working and not really being able to switch off when the work’s over.’

computing psychology stress work
october 2011 by threedaymonk

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Top 10 Myths about Introverts

I feel like this describes me perfectly.

introverts psychology society
may 2011 by threedaymonk

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Emotion and Music

Music likely to cause euphoria. Would someone please make a Spotify playlist of this?

music psychology euphoria
january 2011 by threedaymonk

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The uncomfortable truth about mind control: Is free will simply a myth?

On the implications of the Milgram and similar experiments. ‘It is a terrible critique of human behaviour that we would rather let something terrible happen than act in a socially embarrassing manner.’

psychology obedience society
january 2011 by threedaymonk

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Okay. So what are you going to do about it? | SebastianMarshall.com: Strategy, Philosophy, Self-Discipline, Science. Victory.

‘One of the biggest, most empowering things I ever learned was how to turn complaining into actions.’

life psychology
december 2010 by threedaymonk

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Burnout and how to deal with it
work programming psychology burnout
october 2010 by threedaymonk

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Gruen transfer

‘the moment when a consumer enters a shopping mall and, surrounded by an intentionally confusing layout, loses track of their original intentions.’

psychology shopping retail architecture advertising
august 2010 by threedaymonk

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Intelligence: The Evolution of Night Owls

‘Night owls are smarter than other people, and now we may know why.’ Whilst I’d love to believe this, I’m sceptical.

psychology sleep intelligence
july 2010 by threedaymonk

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The Effect Of Luxury On Human Behavior

In short: luxury goods make you a bastard.

luxury branding psychology
march 2010 by threedaymonk

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Liberalism, atheism, male sexual exclusivity linked to IQ

Does it therefore follow that religious people are stupid, sexually incontinent fascists?

psychology religion atheism
march 2010 by threedaymonk

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"Mad Libs" Style Form Increases Conversion 25-40%
webdev usability psychology ux forms
february 2010 by threedaymonk

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Belief In Climate Change Hinges On Worldview
politics environment climate psychology
february 2010 by threedaymonk

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Are sales people different from you and me?

‘It turns out that fear is not a good motivator. Sales people have mortgages to pay, kids to feed and bills to settle, just like the rest of us.’ An attempt to pay sales people a regular salary instead of commission.

business economics psychology commission sales
december 2009 by threedaymonk

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