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• Having a passion for your work may be overrated as a key to success

  22-11-2015 18:43 via latimes.com
  
  Psychologists find that those who think work passion can be developed over time were just as likely to be satisfied as those who searched for a perfect job fit.
  
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• Why job interviews are pointless

  22-11-2015 10:00
  
  When it comes to choosing a candidate, interviews are as much use as flipping a coin. Richard Nisbett reveals whyStatistics often sounds like a dry subject, but many judgments and decisions in everyday life would be improved by an application of statistical principles. Take the following scenario: a football scout hears of a player who has powered his team to a good win-loss record. His coaches think he’s one of the most talented players they’ve seen. But the scout is unimpressed by
  
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• How clever are you?

  22-11-2015 10:00
  
  Take this simple Observer quiz to find out your overall intelligence levelAlthough a full IQ test takes an hour or more and costs hundreds of pounds, performance on this one simple test is highly predictive of your overall intelligence.Look at the four cards above. We know for a fact that each card has a letter on one side and a number on the other. Truthful Terry says: ‘Every card that has a D on one side has a 3 on the other.’ What is the fewest number of cards you need to turn ove
  
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• Eat a good breakfast, get better grades

  22-11-2015 09:00
  
  Eating healthily, and especially eating a healthful breakfast, can double test scores, according to research into 5,000 children in the UK.
  
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• No Fair! Children's Sense of Equality Is Shaped by Culture

  22-11-2015 07:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceAcross cultures, children develop a dislike of receiving less than others by age 10, but it isn't until later that they begin to feel discomfort when others get the short end of the deal, the new research found. In the study of kids ages 4 to 15 from seven countries, children in just three countries showed any sign of caring about fairness for other kids.
  
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• Moderate Caffeine Consumption During Pregnancy Not Harmful to Baby

  22-11-2015 07:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthPregnant coffee-lovers need not despair, new research suggests moderate caffeine consumption during pregnancy does not harm a baby's future intelligence or behavioral health.
  
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• Arrests As Violent Clashes at "Reclaim Australia" Rallies

  22-11-2015 07:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianMosque protesters and anti-racism campaigners face off in Melton, western Melbourne, as crowds shove police in central Sydney At least eight people have been arrested and violent clashes have broken out in Melbourne and Sydney during the latest round of Reclaim Australia rallies. About 500 police were required to separate several hundred Reclaim protesters and anti-racism campaigners at a rally in Melton, the proposed site of a mosque in...
  
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