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New BMJ editorial: “How Medicine is Broken, and How We Can Fix It”

Well documented problems exist in the funding and prioritisation of research, the conduct of trials, the withholding of results, the dissemination of evidence, and its implementation with patients. Here we briefly examine six domains where the academy could call for simple practical improvements that would address legitimate concerns. Publication bias—We conduct trials to detect modest …

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“Stop bragging. It annoys people.” –Science

You Call It “Self-Exuberance”; I Call It “Bragging” [P]eople overestimate the extent to which recipients of their self-promotion will feel proud of and happy for them, and underestimate the extent to which recipients will feel annoyed...Because people tend to promote themselves excessively when trying to make a favorable impression on others, such efforts often backfire, …

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A ‘Learning’ Attitude Helps Boost Job Search Success

PAFF_060315_LearningAttitudeSuccess_newsfeatureFor most jobseekers, the job hunt is no picnic — disappointment, rejection, and desperation seem to have become hallmarks of the typical job search. It’s common to hear stories of job hunters who have submitted hundreds of applications before getting a single interview.

No one will argue that looking for a new job isn’t stressful, but new research finds that the way people manage and channel this stress could have a big impact on their ultimate success.
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One Minute Personality Tests – PsyBlog

The Big Five personality framework is well-validated across cultures and popular with researchers, although it's not as well known at the Myers Briggs. The five factors of personality that emerge with some consistency are Extroversion/introversion Neuroticism Agreeableness Conscientiousness Openness to experience Looking over this list, you can see why the Big Five hasn't caught on with …

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BPS Research Digest: 10 hellish psychology studies you’ll be glad not to have participated in

BPS Research Digest: 10 hellish psychology studies you'll be glad not to have participated in. And in case you're wondering why  Zimbardo and Milgram aren't on that list, BPS has them here: The 10 most controversial psychology studies ever published  Frankie Bow’s first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, andiTunes. BE THE FIRST TO LEARN ABOUT PROMOTIONS, EVENTS, AND …

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Nightmares, insomnia, and drinking. They’re associated, but what’s the cause and effect?

Nightmares are associated with depression, insomnia, and heavy drinking, which might be either the result or the cause. (Sandman et al., 2015. Yes, really.) SLEEP - Nightmares: Risk Factors Among the Finnish General Adult Population. Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and new releases: 

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People prefer a healthy-looking leader to an intelligent-looking one.

"Health was an influential cue across all scenarios, while intelligence only had an effect in half of the presented scenarios. " Well, at least intelligence wasn't a negative predictor (The study was done in the Netherlands; I wonder how the same experiment might turn out in the US). And yes, apparently there is a way to manipulate "intelligent-looking." …

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