Thursday, August 19, 2021

Different names for “natural gas” influence public perception of it: They associate natural gas with “clean” and methane gas with “pollution.”

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Different names for “natural gas” influence public perception of it. Karine Lacroix et al. Journal of Environmental Psychology, August 18 20...

Too Good to be Liked? When and How Prosocial Others are Disliked

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Too Good to be Liked? When and How Prosocial Others are Disliked. Lucia L.-A. Boileau, David J. Grüning and Herbert Bless. Front. Psychol., ...

The warm glow of recycling can make us more wasteful; such potential ‘wasteful contribution’ effects need to be considered in assessing the benefits of certain recycling initiatives

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The warm glow of recycling can make us more wasteful. Jenny van Doorn, Tim Kurz. Journal of Environmental Psychology, August 19 2021, 101672...

Women were substantially more likely to wear painful, restricting or distracting clothing than men, clothing that requires ongoing monitoring or adjusting

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These Boots Weren’t Made for Walking: Gendered Discrepancies in Wearing Painful, Restricting, or Distracting Clothing. Renee Engeln & An...

Paradoxical intention has been considered an evidence-based treatment for insomnia since the 1990s; it seems to result in great reductions in sleep-related performance anxiety & marked clinical improvements

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Paradoxical intention for insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Markus Jansson-Fröjmark, Sven Alfonsson, Benjamin Bohman, Alexand...