Ulterior Motives

How goals, both seen and unseen, drive behavior.
by Art Markman, Ph.D.

Who will you vote for in November?

By Art Markman, Ph.D. on August 29, 2008 in Ulterior Motives

No matter what your politics, you have to admit that Barack Obama gave an electric speech in Denver at the Democratic Convention. He tried to set the terms for the debate for the Presidential election to be about global issues rather than a particular candidate's stance on hot-button issues like abortion, gun-control, and gay marriage. Immediately, though, the pundits all began to ask the same question. What will this do to the polling numbers? Read More

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Art Markman, Ph.D.

Art Markman, Ph.D., is a cognitive scientist at the University of Texas whose research spans a range of topics in the way people think.

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