Employers who are looking to hire creative problem-solvers should consider candidates with strong curiosity traits, and personality tests may be one way to tease out those traits in prospective employees, new research from ...
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Nov 17, 2016
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New research into birth order effects has found that the last-born children of non-entrepreneurial parents are more likely to go into business than first-borns.
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Jul 14, 2016
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A new study conducted in collaboration with Facebook using anonymised data from the social networking site shows a correlation between people's social and financial status, and the levels of internationalism in their friendship ...
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2015
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Employees seeking to boost their productivity at work should take a nap—yes, sleeping on the job can be a good thing.
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Jun 29, 2015
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People who post Facebook status updates about their romantic partner are more likely to have low self-esteem, while those who brag about diets, exercise, and accomplishments are typically narcissists, according to new research.
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May 25, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Public concern about new technology infrastructure like mobile phone masts has been shown to trigger reports of ill health… and recently even the new 'green' technology of wind turbines has been blamed for ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2013
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An extremely messy personal space seems to lead people to believe the owner of that space is more neurotic and less agreeable, say University of Michigan researchers.
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2018
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Negative childhood experiences can lead people to believe in conspiracy theories
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2018
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The professional journal Personality and Individual Differences published an article co-authored by a Penn State Abington student and his faculty research partner.
Social Sciences
Nov 07, 2017
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According to HSE researchers, men with a high 2D:4D ratio (i.e. those whose index finger is longer than their ring finger) tend to be better educated. These findings have been published in Personality and Individual Differences.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2017
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