by jmalouff | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you type into Google the words “Why is Australia so,” you will see options selected by Google’s algorithms as most likely to be the words to complete the question, based on actual questions in the past. For Australia, the top three questions are...
by jmalouff | Jan 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
In “Thinking, Fast and Slow” (2011), Nobel Prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahnemann tells an important story that illustrates an error you might be making, to your detriment and to that of others. The story: While talking with Israeli flight...
by jmalouff | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Internet-troll behavior involves repeatedly posting messages that start arguments and upset others. Similar types of undesirable social behavior include schoolhouse bullying and vandalism. Why do some individuals engage in anti-social acts like these? Let’s...
by jmalouff | Jan 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here are developments that I expect to help shape 2014 for the field of psychology: 1. The doubt widespread among scientists about the validity of some stunning research findings will lead to increase efforts from journals and scientists to replicate the most...