Psychology presents ‘Reject’ documentary screening, November 9

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See a free screening of “Reject” at the Normal Theater at 5:30 p.m. November 9, 2015. The Department of Psychology, with the Graduate Association of School Psychologists and Psi Chi/SPA, will present a free screening of the documentary Reject at 5:30 p.m. Monday, November 9, at the Normal Theater. The documentary focuses on ostracism and the effects of social isolation. Following the movie, there will be a panel discussion led by Eric Wesselmann that features the director of the movie, Ruth Thomas-Suh, as well as one of the researchers from the film, Kip Williams from Purdue. Additional >>>

Winning or Misery and the Market Psychology

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As everyone knows, the market has two sides and is very hard to forecast with a higher degree of acceptances. Market participants sometimes tend to forget the simple ideas that there are two sides trying to make money and been winners. The reality is that most traders lose money and end up having a short life as traders and consequently losing their savings and never understanding the real truth about the Market Nature.The market requires a lot of mental strength and consequently each individual as a whole is different and not everyone is able to trade with the same degree of acceptances. >>>

Psychology Week Challenge: Battle of the Sexes

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Psychology Week 2015 continues with a "Battle of the Sexes"!  This will be a fun-filled evening where students will be challenged to answer questions with competition between men and women for prizes and bragging rights.  The “Battle” takes place in Meyer Hall 101, starting at 7:00 p.m.  Come early to be part of the contestant pool and defend the pride of your gender.

 

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Psychology Week Finale: Psych Night at the Women’s Basketball Game

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Join the Psychology Club for the wrap-up to Psychology Week at the women's basketball game!   Come support the Lady Vikings and enjoy the opportunity to win prizes during half-time.  Contestants will compete in various "Minute-to-Win-It" games for prizes.  There will also be opportunities to test your psychology knowledge with trivia questions throughout the night.  Wear your red black and join us for Psych Night at the game!

Two Simple Habits to Increase Happiness

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Looking through the self-help section in any bookstore, it becomes obvious that there is no shortage of opinions on how we can increase our happiness levels. Where can we turn to for reliable information? The field of positive psychology has used a scientific approach to explore and research many different ways we can increase our sense of well being. Through this research, it was found that optimism and gratitude were associated with increased levels of happiness. Therefore, by learning how we can nurture our optimism and gratitude, we can achieve positive gains in our quest for the good >>>

WWE 2K16 review: Comprehensive effort at recreating the melodramatic …

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Part sport, part soap-opera, professional wrestling is a sometimes bizarre and often silly representation of men or women having a good old fashioned fight. Last year’s debut effort from publisher 2K Sports at translating this showcase of muscles, adrenaline and ego was a solid attempt at bringing the technical aspect of wrestling to the forefront. What it forgot in the process was that a wrestling clinic in the world of WWE is nothing without a sufficiently enjoyable story behind it. WWE 2K16 WWE 2K16 thankfully manages to build on this in-ring quality present it its predecessor >>>

Why romance from afar can fizzle close up

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University at Buffalo rightOriginal Study Posted by Bert Gambini-Buffalo on November 2, 2015 You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. In romance, what we think we want and what we actually prefer don’t always line up. For example, someone of greater intelligence may seem attractive when they’re distant or far away in your mind. But they may seem less appealing when they’re right next to you, according to a new study in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. “We found that men preferred women who are smarter >>>