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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

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Can You Explain the Difference Between Naughty and Nice?

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

How to Restore Power Balance in Relationrships

Habits deepen. It's not easy to change them, but it's worth a try.

17.10.2024 10

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

Sex, Love and (Awkward!) Self-Affirmation

"Libego": The natural, embarrassing ego-affirming counterpart to libido.

30.05.2024 20

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Psychology's Secret: No One Knows What a Motivation Is

To explain our unexplained explanations we need a third scientific revolution.

23.05.2024 30

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Checks and Balances Explain Everything You Love and Hate

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Weird! Strong Emotions Make Us Feel Unbiased

Paradoxically, passions make us feel that we're objective.

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Are You a Positive or a Negative Optimist?

Negoptimists try to make things better by attending to problems.

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The Goodie-Goodie Bag of Tricks for Playing Saint/Genius

Six easy tricks for feeling like a winner every time!

25.04.2024 20

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Craving Affirmation Explains So Much If We'd Just Admit it

Compassion for us all: Humans are anxious, needy, and ego-prone. Here's why.

23.04.2024 50

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Are They Smart or Just Smart Asses?

Two ways to tell the difference between intellectuals and know-it-alls.

13.04.2024 40

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

Truce Abuse: The Wrong and Right Way to End Your Fight

8 tips to avoid virtue-signal sucker punching.

30.03.2024 20

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

How People Become Narcissists

If you can't make it in this world, make up a world in which you're a genius.

25.03.2024 10

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

Six Signs That You're Dealing With a Gentle Bully

Some bullies are gentle as rabbits.

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

NO COMPROMISE! The Dangerous Dream That We Can Have It All

Intolerance of ambiguity drives people to ignore their cognitive dissonance.

11.03.2024 8

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

Eight Simple Ways to Bully-Proof Your Healthy Conscience

Bullies moralize with loaded words. Here's how to not be swayed into submission.

06.03.2024 20

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

A New Way Of Explaining and Predicting Human Behavior

We don't outgrow the need for teddy bears and other "transitional objects".

04.03.2024 20

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Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.d

Resolving the Integrity Paradox

A total hypocrite has a kind of integrity, consistently doing what feels good.

29.01.2024 10

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If Being Transactional Is Bad, What's the Alternative?

The exploitation of virtues in organizations and personal relationships.

29.01.2024 10

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