Psychologists (心理学家) have found that how much people smile in old photos can predict their later success in marriage. In one test, the researchers looked at people's college yearbook photos, and rated their smile intensity from 1 to 10. Scoring was based on the stretch in two muscles...
Psychologiststakeopposingviewsofhowexternalrewards,fromwarmpraisetooldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.Behaviorists,whostudytherelationbetweenactionsand,arguethatrewardscanimproveperformanceatworkandschool.Someotherresearcherswhostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife,maintainthoserewardsoftendestroycreativitybyencouragingdependenceonap...
Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to old cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviourists, who study the relation between actions and rewards, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Some other researchers who study various aspects...
withdementiafrequently mentioned as the most feared boogeyman of them all. Among theveryold, those over 95, there isa simple acceptance of the nearness of deathas part of life, and many live day-to-day with the attitude that they are “ready to die.” For those who are...
Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to old cash, affect moti-vation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, arguethat rewards can improve performance at work and school. Some other researchers who study variou...
Another genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, started composing music when he was 5 years old. Mozart wrote hundreds of pieces before his death in 1760 at age 35. According to conventional wisdom, geniuses are different from everyone else. They can think faster and better than other people. In ...
In Liz Greene's book, Saturn: A New Look at An Old Devil, she explains that Saturn's natal chart position defines where an individual is most likely to over-compensate. This planetary lord of karma internalizes where we sense we have debts to pay. In my professional life, a number ...
Questions in each of these categories test for a specific cognitive ability, but many psychologists hold that they also indicate general intellectual ability. Most people perform better on one type of question than on others, but experts have determined that for the most part people who excel in...
Loss of relational mattering through death was another factor that could promote the experience of not mattering in old age; for some resulting in suicide ideation: P: You know. Sometimes I wonder, what is the point of living? You know (cries)?
The tiger shark 7 (consider) to be one of the most dangerous sharks in the world. Why are tiger sharks so dangerous? First, they like to live 8 waters where humans usually swim, so the chances of an encounter ( 遭遇 ) are much greater. Second, tiger sharks are so strong and aggressi...