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Apr 29, 2019
Your Present Self is Your Best Future Self, According to New Research
Predicting similarity over time is strongly related to happiness later on in life according to new study appearing in Social Psychological and Personality Science.
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Apr 24, 2019
Policies Valuing Cultural Diversity Improve Minority Students’ Sense of Belonging
Psychology researchers exploring the belonging and achievement of middle school students found valuing cultural diversity reduces achievement gaps over the course of a year, while policies that favor colorblindness and assimilation led to wider achievement gaps.
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May 20, 2019
Can Learning that a Person is Gay Change Your Conception of their Racial Features?
by Christopher D. Petsko
According to recent research, the answer is “yes.”May17
May 17, 2019
When Your Friends and Family Disapprove of Your Romantic Partner
by Karen Blair
Which matters more to our relationships: the opinions of our friends or families? The answer may surprise you!
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