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In the News
The ‘real you’ is a myth – we constantly create false memories to achieve the identity we want via The Conversation
Personality traits may help predict holiday spending via PsychCentral
Walter Mischel, 88, psychologist famed for marshmallow test, dies via The New York Times
What is 'micro-cheating'? And does it really count? via NBC News
People like you more than you think, a new study suggests via Time
Do you dehumanize members of groups you don’t like? via Psychology Today
Why you don't really have a 'type' via BBC Future
The danger of judging scientists by what they discover via Scientific American
Black space, white blindness via Slate
Voting for the losing side can affect your performance at work via Phys.org
Scientists identify four personality types via The Washington Post
Can you spot dishonesty in a politician’s face? via PsychCentral
Who likes to be alone? Not introverts, according to a new paper on personality and the experience of solitude via Research Digest
Are Trump's tweets self-defeating? via Pacific Standard
On Twitter
Personality folks, what do you think of this? https://t.co/cTRQoDIC2n Seeing it making the rounds on Facebook and unsure what to think. @hardsci, @siminevazire, @TanjaMGerlach, @rlucas11, @JnfrLTackett, @BrentWRoberts, @jinxgoh etc.
— Crystal Steltenpohl (@CNSteltenpohl) September 18, 2018
After the Bot Scare: Understanding What’s Been Happening with Data Collection on MTurk and How to Stop it https://t.co/ljJeVNBsVB pic.twitter.com/QG9hH1dST5
— TurkPrime (@TurkPrime) September 18, 2018
Excellent piece on how morals are being neglected in education's current focus and what this portends. @TheAtlantic https://t.co/6rlMsa7koz
— David DeSteno (@daviddesteno) September 20, 2018
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