by Craig Marker | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here is an excerpt from the ‘As you like it’ Blog. It describes a poor survey done on AOL. If Comedy Central were doing a skit on survey design, this would be it. If a slot machine were as rigged as this survey, the gaming commission would shut down the...
by Craig Marker | Jun 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here is an excerpt discussing how a physician’s expectancy can change how much the patient experiences the placebo effect:… it is possible to show that doctors are as important in producing the meaning response as patients. Gracely et al (1985) looked at...
by Craig Marker | Jun 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here is an excerpt of a blog discussing a recent article published in Science:Another recent article by Elizabeth W. Dunn, Lara B. Aknin, and Michael I. Norton, published in 2008 in Science, concluded that money can buy happiness, so long as the money is spent on...
by Craig Marker | Jun 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here are 3 tips on maximizing happiness from Psyblog:1. Visualising your best possible selfVisualising your best possible self may sound like an exercise in fantasy but, crucially, it does have to be realistic. Carrying out this exercise typically involves imagining...
by Craig Marker | Jun 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here is an excerpt from the Situationist on the social psychology of Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez: …Yankee third-baseman Alex Rodriguez, better known as A-Rod. He muscled 54 home runs during the regular season, a particularly impressive feat given that he...
by Craig Marker | May 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here is an excerpt from the BPS blog describing research on our ability to predict the future. Also of interest is Dan Gilbert and Tim Wilson’s work on this same topic.Nick Sevdalis and Nigel Harvey gave 47 participants £10 each to split as they chose with an...
