17-03-30 A client sits before me, seeking help untangling his relationship problems. As a psychotherapist, I strive to be warm, nonjudgmental and encouraging. I am a bit unsettled, then, when in the midst of describing his painful experiences, he says, Im so...

14-12-05 If you find those sort of quietly whispered questions about your co-workers irresistible, you're hardly alone. But why are we drawn to gossip? 如果一些关于你同事的小八卦令你无法抗拒，恭喜你，你并不是一个人。但是，我们为什么会被这些八卦所吸引呢？ A n...

13-08-09 Are you influenced by the opinions of other people -- say, in the comments sections of websites? If your answer is no, here's another question: Are you sure? A new study co-authored by an MIT professor suggests that many people are, in fact, heavily...

13-07-28 美国麻省理工学院和西北大学的两位零售学教授研究发现，在购物网站上给差评的顾客往往是在该网站购物最多且最忠实的顾客。套用一句法国谚语来说，就是你最好的朋友同时也是你最严厉的批评者。由此也反驳了此前流传的购物网站的差评多来自竞争对手或奇葩顾客这一观点。...

13-05-20 Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion---like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think? The...

13-04-08 If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts. When we are stressed, depressed, upset, or otherwise in a negative state of mind because we perceive that bad things keep happening to u...

10-09-05 Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study. 根据一项新研究，老年人喜欢阅读有关年轻人的负面新闻，因为这能增强他们的自信。 German researchers said...