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APA launches open access journal "Archives of Scientific Psychology"
Articles published in Archives of Scientific Psychology will span the entire discipline of psychology — from neuroscience to political psychology, and all points inbetween. Submissions will also describe research conducted using any of the methods found in the psychologist’s toolbox. Read More »
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Four Problems With Master Plans: (1 & 2) Precision & Imprecision, Part Two, Verstand and Begriff
Two different kinds of thinking lead to two different kinds of processes for creating order, which lead to two different forms of order: (1) Verstand-thinking leads to mechanistic processes (such as master planning and hierarchical decision-making), which leads to mechanistic order; (2) Begriff-thinking leads to living processes, which lead to organic order. Read More »
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Say Goodbye To Privacy: How Nest Might Transform Google
It’s no wonder some people are freaking out over Google’s $3.2 billion Nest Labs acquisition: it’s another step towards a future when Google has enough access to lives of high-income consumers to gain psychological insights that no company has ever possessed. Nest’s Learning Thermostat can track movements and activity of people in their homes, an ability no doubt improving by leaps and bounds. [...] Read More »
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The Extraordinary Science Of Addictive Junk Food
On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged 11 men who controlled America’s largest food companies. [...] Rivals any other day, the C.E.O.’s and company presidents had come together for a rare, private meeting. On the agenda was one item: the emerging obesity epidemic and how to deal with it... Read More »
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Why Behavior Change Apps Fail To Change Behavior
The “but you are free” technique demonstrates how we are more likely to be persuaded when our ability to choose is reaffirmed. [...] Though the research did not directly look at how products and services might use the technique, the study provides several practical insights for how companies can influence customer behavior. Read More »
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