Monthly Archive: December 2011

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Why are people neurotic?

Psychologists have long thought of neuroticism as a fundamentally maladaptive personality trait. Neurotics experience a preponderance of negative emotions, get sick frequently, and tend to lack satisfying interpersonal relationships. In short, neuroticism seems devoid of any redeeming value. An evolutionary…

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Pride Displays and Power at SPSP

Jason Martens, “An Emotion-Based Learning Bias: Does the Pride Expression Cue Expertise?,” in a symposium chaired by Jason and Jess on “Pride, Power, and Social-Status: The Impact of Expanded Posture on Self and Others.” Other speakers: Dana Carney, Li Huang,…

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