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Powerful People Feel Taller Than They Really Are

24 January 2012

Experiment demonstrates how a powerful feeling feeds back into self-perception of height.

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Why Stories Sell: Transportation Leads to Persuasion

18 January 2012

Psychological research on persuasion suggests that stories which transport people are more likely to be persuasive.

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The Amazing Power of Regret to Shape Our Future

12 January 2012

Why people are reluctant to exchange lottery tickets, but will happily exchange pens.

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Does The Weather Affect Your Mood?

5 January 2012

Do grey skies make you blue or is it summer that gets your goat?

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Why Do People Yawn?

3 January 2012

Could yawning be all about cooling down the brain?

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Top 10 Most Popular Articles on PsyBlog in 2011

20 December 2011

2011 was the year of the mind-body interaction.

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Why People’s Names Are So Hard to Remember

19 December 2011

Names are more difficult to remember than people's jobs, hobbies or home towns.

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