Contrary to popular belief or even instinct; anger is a productive emotion when it comes to negotiations. The Wall Street Journal comments on new findings that purport displaying anger in a negotiation proves productive. However, this is only true if the anger that is being displayed is real. Faked anger elicited a negative response and…
Read MorePerceptions of Beauty: Dove Commercial
This video has been making its rounds on Facebook and Twitter. It was published on Apr 14, 2013 on YouTube and has over 7.5 million hits. Interesting and startling fact: Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. Dove, a self proclaimed entity that is committed to creating a world where beauty is…
Read MoreAre Anxious People Better Poker Players?
Anxiously attached people who worry about separation and abandonment tend to be good lie detectors according to Research Digest. Being able to delineate when a person is being truthful and when they are lying is a crucial skill for a poker player. Researchers Tsachi Ein Dor and Adi Perry suggest that anxiously attached individuals seem…
Read MoreStudents Perform Better With Hand Gestures
A simple wave of the hand can boost a child’s performance in mathematics. A new study published in Child Development found that students perform better when instructors teach with hand gestures—something that teachers in the United States do less commonly than teachers in other parts of the world. National Geographic reported on this study that…
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