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Playing hard-to-get is not just a tactic from the past. It's still prevalent but in new forms. The users of OkCupid, Tinder, and other dating apps call it “breadcrumbing.” Read this and other posts from the week about heuristics, emophilia, and more.
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Heuristics, Building Blocks of Human Behavior

By Matt Grawitch Ph.D.

They're flawed, but effective most of the time.

Photo by Ihor Rapita on Unsplash

Falling in Love: Too Easy, Too Fast?

By Justin J. Lehmiller Ph.D.

You might be more attracted to toxic people.

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Who Plays Hard-to-Get?

By Arash Emamzadeh

Playing hard to get and attachment styles are investigated in a new study.

Photo by Ben Sweet via UnSplash

The Real Bourne Identity

By Matt Johnson Ph.D.

The real life Jason Bourne didn't have amnesia—he had dissociative fugue.

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What Being Sick Reveals About Personality

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D.

VIP Syndrome may show how personality relates to illness.

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Technology Is Changing Our Hand Gestures

By Vyv Evans Ph.D.

Younger people no longer understand traditional gestures.

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Losing a Physician-Patient to Suicide

By Michael F. Myers M.D.

Becoming a survivor of suicide loss.