Psyched for the Weekend
Online Dating and Rejection Mindset
In a previous installment of Psyched for the Weekend, I covered the paradox of choice. Basically, the premise is that more isn’t necessarily better. It’s
February 2, 2020
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Psyched for the Weekend
Affective Presence, a Personality Trait That Measures How Easy You Are to Be Around
I’ve known some people in my life who could walk into a room and seem to make everyone seem more comfortable simply by being there.
February 1, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Do Women Actually Dig Beards on Men?
Man, I gotta tell you. I have a great love of reading research studies. But sometimes their native titles are a real hoot. Here’s an
January 26, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
What Is Better-Than-Average Effect? Are There Factors That Make It More Likely?
Most people with any degree of familiarity with psychological research know that in general, when you look over a large enough group of people, you
January 25, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Who Is Most Likely to Be Prosocial?
While it’s easy some days to get swallowed up in negativity bias, an innate quality human beings have that make us overly sensitive to the
January 19, 2020
Communication
Is It Really Interrupting… Or Is It Cooperative Overlap?
Interrupting. Ahhh… now, there’s a loaded topic. I shudder involuntarily whenever the subject is broached. Not because I worry about getting interrupted. I don’t. I have
January 18, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Anxious Attachment Linked with Lower Adherence to Safer Sex Measures
Back in high school, I was standing in line at the video store waiting to rent something. It was a long wait, as it usually
January 12, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Women Avoid Revealing Clothing in Order to Avoid Aggression From Other Women
A while back, I was talking to a woman who in general really liked her new mother-in-law. (As we noted in an earlier installment of
January 11, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Is Having a Mother-in-Law From Hell the Norm? Not Necessarily
Ah, in-laws. There are so many popular references to monstrous in-laws. I can’t tell you how many “my mother-in-law is a nightmare” jokes I heard
January 5, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Huh, They Confirmed Fragile Masculinity in the Lab
Fragile masculinity is a cultural phenomenon that’s getting talked about more and more the past few years. Basically, when a man has a fragile sense
January 4, 2020
