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How Other People Influence You and Why That’s Ok
In his latest book, Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior, Jonah Berger, a marketing professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the ways in which our behavior is shaped by others and examines our constant struggle to be optimally distinct—not too different and not too similar.

Cognitive Dissonance Trumps All, Why We’re Suckers For Belief, plus more weekly links
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles,…

A Council of Psychological Advisers, Suicides in the Golden State, plus more weekly links
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles,…

Everyone Thinks They Have a Growth Mindset, Empathy Problems, plus more weekly links
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles,…

Global Sustainability Through a Social Psychological Lens: Climate Change Research at SPSP 2014
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How can social psychology inform our understanding of global…

Metaphors of the Union: Language in the State of the Union Address
To investigate the language used to describe some of the…


