The best research on human behavior, relationships and personal development for easy use in real life.
Instructional self-talk is the internal commentary that happens while we are trying to complete a challenging activity or task. For example, while completing a difficult report at work your instructional self-talk might sound like, “Ok open up Powerpoint, find a title image, make a chart on the recent statistics…” This kind of self-talk actually helps [...]
Have you ever wondered why your best friend has a totally different approach to spending money than you? Or gotten into a serious skirmish with your significant other about your finances? Even though you hail from the same generation, you might have very different approaches to money. In fact, there’s now new research to prove [...]
We all have those people in our life who drive us up a wall. They make choices we don’t understand and they do things that seem nonsensical. More importantly, they are annoying because they are not like us. We cannot comprehend what leads them to act the way they do or what drives their seemingly bizarre [...]
I appeared on AM Northwest today talking about the nonverbal signs of love and what nonverbal communnication says in the world of courtship. Check out the video: Quick Summary: As a Behavorial Investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards is an expert at reading body language. She joined us to help decode non-verbal love signs — so [...]
How do you know if your child or teen is lying? Check out our segment from AM Northwest on kids and lying:
I have to admit, I have fallen in love with Pinterest. “Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing [...]
Check out our latest segment on AM Northwest on How to Tell If People Are Lying to You: Link to Video
How many books, seminars, life coaches and experts have told you to ‘visualize positive outcomes’ or to ‘paint a picture of what you want to achieve in your mind’? Blogs and books like “The Secret” encourage both the unemployed and workers stuck in bad jobs to simply practice positive visualization. However, a recent study [...]
Having a narcissistic coworker—or worse, a narcissistic boss can be one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences in the modern-day workplace. In the past, narcissists’ egos have been fueled by research that claimed that those who are self-obsessed were actually more creative. Luckily, a recent study out of Cornell University has found the [...]
Is it possible that fighting with your teen could actually be good for them? A recent study out of the University of Virginia says that arguments in the home can be a training ground for teens. Joseph P. Allen who headed the study, published the findings in the journal Child Development. Parents often teach [...]
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