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Staying Focused in a World Full of Distractions

May 5, 2025

- UofT Magazine

May 2025

Tags: boredom, effort, meaning, digital devices

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The Paradox of Hard Work: Why do people enjoy doing difficult things?

March 27, 2025

- The Atlantic

March, 2025

Tags: effort paradox, motivation

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Can AI be your new best friend?

February 6, 2025

- CBC Metro Morning

January 2025

Tags: artificial intelligence, empathy

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She Is in Love With ChatGPT

January 19, 2025

- New York Times

January 2025

Tags: artificial intelligence, empathy

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People are getting more bored despite endless entertainment content: study

November 22, 2024

- New York Post

November 2024

Tags: bore, digital devices

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In an age of endless entertainment, why is boredom on the rise?

November 22, 2024

- The Times

November 2024

Tags: boredom, digital devices

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Why we avoid effort even though it can improve our well-being

November 21, 2024

- New Scientist

October 2024

Tags: effort paradox, meaning, wellbeing

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A Psychologist Debunks The Single Greatest Myth About Marijuana

September 10, 2024

- Forbes

September 2024

Tags: cannabis, motivation, effort, emotion

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Feeling bored? Watching full videos is a better fix than mindless scrolling, study finds

August 23, 2024

- Science

August 2024

Tags: boredom, technology, YouTube, Tik Tok

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The Boredom Scroll on Socials May Be Making Your Problem Worse

August 23, 2024

- CNN

August 2024

Tags: boredom, Tik Tok, YouTube

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Scrolling through online videos increases feelings of boredom, study finds

August 23, 2024

- The Guardian

August 2024

Tags: boredom, technology, Tik Tok, YouTube

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Scrolling might make you MORE bored, not less

August 23, 2024

- NPR

August 2024

Tags: boredom, technology, Tik Tok, YouTube

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Bored? Scientists say mindless scrolling through online videos makes it worse

August 23, 2024

- Washington Post

August 2024

Tags: boredom, technology, Tik Tok, YouTube

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Is willpower a myth?

July 16, 2024

- Radio New Zealand

May 2024

Tags: willpower, self-control, empathy, new year's resolutions, cannabis, artificial intelligence

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Time for half-year resolutions?

May 17, 2024

- Knowable Magazine

May 2024

Tags: self-control, effort, motivation

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Why dopamine drives you to do hard things—even without a reward

May 16, 2024

- National Geographic

May 2024

Tags: effort paradox, motivation

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Psychologists Debunk the 'Lazy Stoner' Stereotype

April 30, 2024

- Newsweek

April 2024

Tags: cannabis, motivation, effort, self-regulation

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Chronic Pot Use Has Minimal Effect on Motivation, Study Shows

April 30, 2024

- High Times

April 2024

Tags: cannabis, effort, motivation, emotion

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Does marijuana make you lazy? New research suggests not

April 23, 2024

- Toronto Star

April 2024

Tags: cannabis, effort, motivation, self-regulation

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The psychology of getting high a lot

April 23, 2024

- Nautilus

April 2024

Tags: cannabis, motivation, effort, self-regulation

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The surprising promise and profound perils of AIs that fake empathy

March 21, 2024

- New Scientist

March 2024

Tags: empathy, artificial intelligence

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Humans could be prone to laziness, but we'll put in effort for a high reward

February 26, 2024

- Discover Magazine

February 2024

Tags: effort paradox, effort, reward

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Why do people find "bed rotting" so hard?

June 19, 2023

- Toronto Star

June 2023

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Learn to spot the effort paradox or it could quietly make your life harder

April 14, 2023

- Hindustan Times

April 2023

Tags: effort paradox, meaning

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How Painful Should Your Workout Be?

September 30, 2022

- New York Times

September 2022

Tags: effort, meaning

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Why it feels good to do hard things

September 29, 2022

- Washington Post

September 2022

Tags: effort paradox

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You Can’t Simply Decide to Be a Different Person

January 10, 2022

- The Atlantic

January 2022

Tags: self-control, habits, willpower

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The Spotify Unwrapped Playlist Might Be Missing a Key Part of the Human Consumer Experience

January 10, 2022

- Inc

December 2021

Tags: effort paradox

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How Small Moments of Empathy Affect Your Life

September 8, 2021

- Greater Good Science Center

September 2021

Tags: empathy, compassion, perspective taking, wellbeing, experience sampling

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‘I am super proud of her’

August 10, 2021

- Toronto Star

August 2021

Tags: Olympics, Feedback, Education

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You Can’t Deplete Your Willpower

January 18, 2021

- Elemental

January 2021

Tags: self-control, replication crisis, ego depletion

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I feel your pain (or not)

July 30, 2020

- The American Scholar

July 2020

Tags: empathy, effort

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Are human beings naturally lazy?

June 5, 2020

- BBC News

June 2020

Tags: effort, effort paradox, boredom

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How to cope with uncertainty

May 22, 2020

- The Telegraph

May 2020

Tags: uncertainty, neuroticism, neuroscience

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Psychologists confront impossible finding, triggering a revolution in the field

November 7, 2019

- CBC Ideas

November 2019

Tags: replication crisis, meta science

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What You're Getting Wrong About Willpower

October 31, 2019

- Inc

October 2019

Tags: self-control, ego depletion

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A Revolution Is Happening in Psychology. Here's How It's Playing Out.

May 8, 2019

- Psychology Today

May 2019

Tags: replication crisis, replicability, science

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Empathy is too much work for many of us

April 25, 2019

- Pacific Standard

April 2019

Tags: empathy, effort

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People avoid feeling empathy toward others because it is too mentally taxing

April 25, 2019

- Independent

April 2019

Tags: empathy, effort

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Why your desk job is so damn exhausting

September 6, 2018

- Vox

September 2018

Tags: fatigue, effort, motivation, temptations, self-control

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Here’s Why Athletes Love to Suffer

March 28, 2018

- Outside Magazine

March 2018

Tags: effort, cognitive dissonance, learned industriousness

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Why willpower is overrated

January 31, 2018

-Vox

March 2018

Tags: effort, motivation, exercise, sport

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Ghost effects

January 10, 2018

- UofT Magazine

January 2018

Tags: replication crisis, science

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To change your life, consider the easy route

January 10, 2018

- Science of Us

January 2, 2018

Tags: self-control, new year's resolutions, motivation

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Stereothreat

November 28, 2017

- Radiolab

November 2017

Tags: stereotype threat, replication crisis, science

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How rituals could help you win

November 11, 2017

- Outside Magazine

October 20, 2017

Tags: Ritual, anxiety

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Social Science Research Explores Psychological Effects of Rituals

April 4, 2017

- National Public Radio (NPR)

April 4, 2017

Tags: Ritual, Trust, Intergroup relations

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Does empathy have limits?

March 8, 2017

- The Conversation

March 2017

Tags: empathy, resource model, decision making

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Does Fighting Racism Make Racists More Racist?

December 1, 2016

- Slate

December 2016

Tags: prejudice, prejudice reduction, reactance

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Have we been thinking about willpower the wrong way for 30 years?

November 23, 2016

- Harvard Business Review

November 2016

Tags: self-control, ego depletion, replicability

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On the origin of bad science

November 6, 2016

- Science for the People

November 2016

Tags: science, replicability

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The myth of self-control

November 4, 2016

- Vox

November 2016

Tags: self-control, goals, motivation, effort

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The Secret of Exceptional Self-Control (Hint: It's Not Willpower)

November 2, 2016

- Inc.

November 2016

Tags: self-control, goals, temptations

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Willpower might be overrated when it comes to achieving goals

October 20, 2016

- Business Insider

October 2016

Tags: self-control, goals, temptations

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A Joke Syllabus With a Serious Point: Cussing Away the Reproducibility Crisis

August 16, 2016

- The Chronicle of Higher Education

August 2016

Tags: science, social psychology, replicability

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Is that a psychological condition, or just faulty research?

June 20, 2016

- Washington Post

June 2016

Tags: science, replicability

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A Common Painkiller May Inhibit Your Ability To Detect Mistakes

April 13, 2016

- Forbes

April 13, 2016

Tags: neuroscience, ERN, emotion, acetaminophen

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The Replication Crisis is My Crisis

April 13, 2016

- Undark Magazine

March 25, 2016

Tags: science, replicability, social psychology

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What Psychology’s Crisis Means for the Future of Science

March 28, 2016

- Vox

March 25, 2016

Tags: social psychology, science, replicability

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Social Psychology's Credibility Crisis

March 28, 2016

- The Globe and Mail

March 12, 2016

Tags: social psychology, science, replicability

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Everything is Crumbling

March 11, 2016

- Slate
March 7, 2016

Tags: science, social psychology, ego depletion, replicability

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Psychology's Replication Crisis Can't be Wished Away

March 4, 2016

- The Atlantic
March 4, 2016

Tags: science, replicability, social psychology

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The Edge of Restraint

October 23, 2015

- Psychology Today Magazine
October, 2015

Empathy Is Actually a Choice

July 10, 2015

- The New York Times
July 10, 2015

How Religion Can Move Us to Do Terrible Things (PDF)

May 29, 2015

- TIME
January 13, 2015

Scientists Seek Religious Experience–in Subjects’ Brains (PDF)

May 29, 2015

- Los Angeles Times
January 7, 2015

The Paradox of the Free-Market Liberal (PDF)

May 29, 2015

- The New York Times
January 2, 2015

Conduct on Public Transit (audio)

May 29, 2015

- CBC Radio Toronto, Metro Morning
December 30, 2014

Quand on Veut, on Peut…? (PDF)

May 29, 2015

- Québec Science
December 2014

Fear of Ebola Could Make People More Likely to Vote Conservative

May 29, 2015

- New Republic
October 19, 2014

Empathy from Powerful

May 28, 2015

- Scholar’s Circle
September 20, 2014

Powerful and Coldhearted (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The New York Times
July 25, 2014

Charles Adler Speaks to Michael Inzlicht on Self-Control (audio)

May 28, 2015

- CJOB 680 AM Winnipeg
June 2014

If the Spirit Is Willing, the Flesh Won’t Be Weak (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
April 18, 2014

The Science of Self-Control

May 28, 2015

- WAMC Northeast Public Radio
April 7, 2014

The Science of Mindfulness (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- U of T Magazine
April 2014

Professors of the Year 2013-2014 (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Underground (UTSC student newspaper)
April 2014

Self-Control? Sure, If It’s a Pleasure (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- UTSC Commons
April 2014

Lifetime: Exercising Self-Control (video)

May 28, 2015

- CTV News Toronto
March 2014

Can You Boost Your Self-Control? (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Fast Company
February 21, 2014

Is Wilskracht Een Kwestie Vansuiker? (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- De Volkskrant (Netherlands)
February 8, 2014

Aid for Somali Students Divides Parents (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
February 4, 2014

Finding Pleasure in Chores may Boost Self-Control (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Medical News Today
January 19, 2014

Self-Control Depletion May Actually Be Shifting Of Priorities, Study Suggests

May 28, 2015

- The Huffington Post
January 17, 2014

The Trick That Will Help You Eat Healthier (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Women’s Health
January 17, 2014

Key to Boosting Self-Control is Finding Pleasure in Productive Activities (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Business Standard
January 16, 2014

Self-Control Is Within Our Reach, Even When We’re Tired: Scientists (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Global News
January 15, 2014

Mindfulness Is a Useful Business Skill, New Research Suggests

May 28, 2015

- Forbes
November 27, 2013

Mindfulness Could Make You Less Swayed by Immediate Rewards (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Huffington Post
November 5, 2013

Study Finds Mindful Individuals Not As Affected by Immediate Rewards (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Psych Central
November 3, 2013

The Mind of a Furloughed Worker (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Minds for Business
October 8, 2013

Wie Willenskraft Erfolgreich Macht (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- GEO
September, 2013

When Power Goes to Your Head It May Shut Out Your Heart (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- NPR
August 10, 2013

Racial Profiling, Implicit Bias, and the Martin-Zimmerman Case (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Why Files
July 2013

How to Perform in a Clutch

May 28, 2015

- TIME
May 8, 2013

Heroism (audio)

May 28, 2015

- CBC Toronto, Metro Morning
April 23, 2013

When You Screw Up, Affirm Your Self-Worth (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Psychology Today
December 5, 2012

Self-Affirmation Lets People Correct Errors (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- British Psychological Society
October 30, 2012

Focus On Good Qualities When Self-Worth Threatened (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Psych Central News
October 25, 2012

Self-Affirmation Enhances Performance, Makes Us Receptive to Our Mistakes (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Science Codex
October 24, 2012

How Self-Discipline Works (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Asian News International
October 20, 2012

Improving Willpower: How to Keep Self-Control from Flagging (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- TIME
September 19, 2012

Ego Depletion, Motivation, and Attention: A New Model of Self-Control (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Big Think
September 18, 2012

Is Self-Control a Limited Resource, or Driven by Motivation and Attention? (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Psych Central News
September 13, 2012

Breakthrough Thinking: The Zen of Self-Control (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- UTSC Commons
September 2012

Meditators More Aware of “Uh-Oh” Moments (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Futurity.org
June 7, 2012

Confessions of an E-mail Addict (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
April 14, 2012

How to Strengthen Your Willpower (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- BBC News
April 8, 2012

If I Gain Weight, Will She Still Love Me? (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
October 13, 2011

The Psychology of Prejudice (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- UTSC Commons
September 2011

How Not to Cope with Personal Insult (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Huffington Post
September 16, 2011

Marshmallow Test Holds Firm (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Toronto Star
September 3, 2011

Mimicry Reduces Racial Prejudice (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- National Affairs
July 12, 2011

Why Trying Not to be Prejudiced Backfires (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Psychology Today
July 10, 2011

Self-Interest Touted to Combat Racism (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Vancouver Sun
July 9, 2011

Telling People Not to be Racist Fails, Study Finds (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Ottawa Citizen
July 9, 2011

Anti-Racism Campaigns Increase Bias: Study (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- The Montreal Gazette
July 9, 2011

The Rise of Equal Rights Organizations That Have ‘Led to Bigotry’ (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- London Daily Mail
July 9, 2011

People More Likely to Act Morally Than They Imagine (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Bloomberg Businessweek
February 24, 2011

Are We More—or Less—Moral Than We Think? (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- U.S. News & World Report
February 24, 2011

Emotions Drive Decision-Making, Study Finds (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Edmonton Sun
February 23, 2011

Emotions Play Strong Role in Cheating, Study Finds (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- National Post
February 23, 2011

Emotions Drive Decision-Making, Study Finds (PDF)

May 28, 2015

- Toronto Sun
February 23, 2011

Underestimating How Moral We Are (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Psychology Today
January 24, 2011

A Reason to Believe (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- APA Monitor
December 2010

Why Do People Behave Badly? (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- U.S. News and World Report
November 29, 2010

Liars, Cheaters Essentially Lazy: Will Do It If It’s Easy, U of T Research Suggests (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- National Post
November 25, 2010

We’re Prone to Cheat — If It’s Easy: Study (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Toronto Sun
November 25, 2010

Lying and Cheating Easier If You Don’t Have to Make an Effort: Study (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Montreal Gazette
November 25, 2010

Honesty Is Best Policy – Unless Cheating Is Easy, Research Shows (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Telegraph
November 25, 2010

Inner Voice Helps Us Exercise Self-Control (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Times of India
September 22, 2010

‘Self-Talk’ Can Help Self-Control, Researchers Find (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Toronto Star
September 21, 2010

Parlate da Soli? Non Siete Pazzi (Forse) (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Corriere della Sera
September, 2010

Het Nut Van ‘Tegen Jezelf Praten’ Is Ontdekt (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Het Laatste Nieuws
September, 2010

Is Talking to Yourself a Sign of Madness? No, It’s Good for You, Say Scientists (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- London Daily Mail
September 23, 2010

Stereotyping Effects Linger, Studies Find (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Toronto Star
August 25, 2010

Unhealthy Treatment Makes for Unhealthy Habits (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Independent (UK)
August 13, 2010

Stereotyping Has Negative Impact on Performance (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Times of India
August 12, 2010

Victims of Stereotyping Prone to Over-Eating, Making Bad Decisions: Research (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Montreal Gazette
August 11, 2010

Negative Stereotypes Stick With You (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- LiveScience.com
August 11, 2010

Exposure to Prejudice May Cause Aggression, Overeating (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- CTV.ca
August 11, 2010

Thinking About God Reduces Distress, Study Finds (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- CTV.ca
August 8, 2010

Religion Calms Anxiety, Says Scientists (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Vancouver Sun
July, 2010

God as Drug: Religious Belief Can Take the Sting Out of Living, Say Scientists (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Vancouver Sun
July 10, 2010

God as Drug: Religion Takes Sting Out of Living (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Canada.com
July 10, 2010

Is Religion the Xanax of the Masses? (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Montreal Gazette
July 3, 2010

Science and Faith: Does Belief Soothe the Worried Mind? (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Huffington Post
June 26, 2010

Brain Blanks Out When Viewing Other Races: Study; But Research Shows Lack of Empathy Response Can Change (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Edmonton Journal
May 1, 2010

The Roots of Racism Are in Our Brains, Based on Empathy (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Daily Mail
April 28, 2010

Our Brains React to Race, Study Shows (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
April 27, 2010

Study Links Brain Function to Feelings Toward Races (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Toronto Star
April 26, 2010

Brain Responds to Racial Difference: Study (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Montreal Gazette
April 26, 2010

Brain Responds to Racial Difference: Study (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Vancouver Sun
April 26, 2010

Study Shows Our Brain Reacts Differently to People of Different Race, Ethnicity (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Canadian Press
April 26, 2010

How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The New York Times
October 6, 2009

Religious Conviction: Effects on the Human Brain (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Huffington Post
June 9, 2009

Religious People Less Anxious, Brain Activity Shows (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- New Scientist
March 17, 2009

People With Faith Less Likely to Panic Under Pressure (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Daily Telegraph
March 5, 2009

This Is Your Brain on Religion (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
March 5, 2009

Stressed Out? Have a Little Faith (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Toronto Star
March 5, 2009

Believers Stay Calmer Than Atheists in Trying Situations, Study Suggests (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Ottawa Citizen
March 5, 2009

The Fundamentalist Psyche

May 27, 2015

- Atlantic Monthly
March 5, 2009

Religion Helps Beat Stress, Study Finds (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- National Post
March 4, 2009

Bad News Can Be Better Than Nothing

May 27, 2015

- The New York Times
November 21, 2008

He Looks Like a Sexist? Well, Maybe That’s What You Expect (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
June 14, 2008

Prejudice: Fit for Survival or Ripe for Extinction? (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- UTSC News
June, 2008

Are You a Racist?

May 27, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
March 24, 2008

Modern Intolerance: Are Bigoted Hate Acts on University Campuses Systemic, Isolated, or Reflective of the City at Large?

May 27, 2015

- The Globe and Mail
March 22, 2008

Search for the Root of Prejudice (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Toronto Star
January 24, 2008

Why It’s Impossible for Some to ‘Just Say No’ (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- APS Observer
November, 2007

Self-Control: Limited Supplies Only. Order Yours Today!

May 27, 2015

- Torontoist
November 16, 2007

Research Shows Too Much Self-Control Can Overwhelm Brain

May 27, 2015

- UTSC News
November 2, 2007

No Self-Control? Blame It on Your Brain

May 27, 2015

- Calgary Herald
October 17, 2007

What Prejudice Does

May 27, 2015

- U of T Magazine
Summer, 2006

Racism Hurts Academic Work: Study (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Toronto Sun
March 30, 2006

Threats Within (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- APA Monitor
November, 2004

Study: Math Stigma Environmental (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Washington Square News
February 24, 2004

In Fighting Stereotypes, Students Lift Test Scores (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- The New York Times
January 20, 2004

College Women Underperform on Tests When in the Minority (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- APA Monitor
January, 2004

Applied Psychology Study Shows College Women Perform Lower on Math Tests When in the Minority (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- NYU Today
December 15, 2003

Amicus Curiae Brief (PDF)

May 27, 2015

- Supreme Court of the United States
June, 2001

Minus Men, Women Test Better in Math (PDF)

May 26, 2015

- Chicago Tribune
October 11, 2000

Study Finds Women Test Better in Math Without Men (PDF)

May 26, 2015

- The Christian Science Monitor
October 3, 2000

Study: Women Score Higher on Math Exams When Men Not Present (PDF)

May 26, 2015

- The Brown Daily Herald
September 29, 2000

 

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Can I Have Your Attention, Please? A U of T Scarborough psychology professor explores why we’re more distracted than ever – and proposes a path to deeper engagement and lasting satisfaction.

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The Paradox of Hard Work

Why do people enjoy doing difficult things?

“You can imagine that some people are willing to work hard, but go about it from a sense of duty and responsibility,” Inzlicht told me for my New York Times story. “But other people—call them ‘joyful workers’—this is what they live for. This is what gives them purpose. This is what makes them feel important. This is what helps them make the world make sense.” The existence of “joyful workers” suggests that, even if the Effort Paradox applies to everyone, it doesn’t apply equally. Where you sit on the Meaningfulness-of-Effort scale probably reflects a changeable mix of nature and nurture.

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Can you trust DeepSeek? Can AI be your new best friend?

University of Toronto professor Michael Inzlicht wanted to find out who's better at empathic responses: people, or ChatGPT. He explains to CBC Metro Morning how AI won the empathy contest.

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  • Brandon Schmeichel, Texas A&M University
  • Zindel Segal, University of Toronto
  • Alexa Tullett, University of Alabama

University of Toronto

  • Department of Psychology Scarborough
  • Department of Psychology St. George
  • Social Personality Research Group
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Toronto Library

Organizations

  • Association for Psychological Science
  • Canadian Psychological Association
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation
  • International Social Cognition Network
  • International Society for Research on Emotion
  • National Academy of Education
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • Social and Affective Neuroscience Society
  • Social Psychology Network
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • Society for Psychophysiological Research
  • Spencer Foundation

Research Applications

  • Calculating Confidence Intervals
  • Effect Size Calculator
  • Meta Analysis Calculator
  • P-checker
  • P-curve
 
 
 
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