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Psychology

The Negative Side of Positive Psychology

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on June 30, 2022

Some proponents of positive psychology may not give our RAW emotions—regret, anger, and worry—the proper due.

Some proponents of positive psychology may not give our RAW emotions—regret, anger, and worry—the proper due.

Relationships

Self-Confirming Expectations and Relationships

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on August 29, 2021

How lacking confidence in our own self-control can get us into trouble.

How lacking confidence in our own self-control can get us into trouble.

Politics

The Politics of Looking Down on Others

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on December 21, 2020

How insult breeds populism.

How insult breeds populism.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

My Grudge Against the COVID Nudge

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on July 28, 2020

Mandatory restrictions, not guidelines, can curb COVID-19.

Mandatory restrictions, not guidelines, can curb COVID-19.

Anxiety

Collective Anxiety During the Pandemic Crisis

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on March 29, 2020

Good news doesn't sell as well as bad news.

Good news doesn't sell as well as bad news.

Relationships

Relationships, Apology, and Common Knowledge

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on October 13, 2019

I know that she knows that I know that she knows that I am not being truthful.

I know that she knows that I know that she knows that I am not being truthful.

Attachment

The Dangerous Group Bonding Among Anti-Vax Radicals

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on June 15, 2019

The anti-vax movement is all about group formation, ingroup bonding, and outgroup aggression.

The anti-vax movement is all about group formation, ingroup bonding, and outgroup aggression.

Fear

The Fear of Regret and Its Consequences

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on February 14, 2019

Regret helps us learn, but it may also prevent us from taking necessary risks.

Regret helps us learn, but it may also prevent us from taking necessary risks.

My five-item Re-guidelines read: Relax, Reveal, React, Reason and Rejoice.

Aaron's procedure for manufacturing love could help with your date.

Relationships

An Interview with China's Science and Technology Daily

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on September 13, 2018

Scientific literacy is not about "knowing" science. It's about thinking scientifically.

Scientific literacy is not about "knowing" science. It's about thinking scientifically.

Your hard-to-get strategy can make it harder for you to get a partner.

Fear

Regrets in Finance and Romance

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on December 21, 2017

How does the fear of regret affect our dating behavior?

How does the fear of regret affect our dating behavior?

Oxytocin

Love, Trust, and Sexual Infidelity

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on December 9, 2017

Can a medication based on oxytocin treat sexual infidelity?

Can a medication based on oxytocin treat sexual infidelity?

Relationships

How to Manufacture Love

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on November 25, 2017

Here's a rigorous procedure for falling in love.

Here's a rigorous procedure for falling in love.

Conformity

Behave Yourself: Moral Behavior and Conformity

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on May 27, 2017

Should we induce our kids to conform?

Should we induce our kids to conform?

Friends

Kenneth Arrow

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on February 24, 2017

From the Impossibility Theorem to Ken's WWII story.

From the Impossibility Theorem to Ken's WWII story.

Leadership

Emotions and Rationality in Leadership

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on October 29, 2016

Does leadership require guts feeling or analysis?

Does leadership require guts feeling or analysis?

Can our evolutionary disposition to overly focus on the past and the future be tricked into giving the present more space?

Memory

The Brexit Age Gap

Eyal Winter Ph.D. on June 30, 2016

Were aged 65+ pro-Brexit voters trapped by nostalgia ?

Were aged 65+ pro-Brexit voters trapped by nostalgia ?