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A handshake.

Do first impressions actually matter?

... first impression? Daniel - A very big role. I think our own research suggests that even very short bursts of small ... be? Daniel - They can be pretty prolonged. In our own experiment, you talk for two minutes and then maybe ...

Out of Body Experience

Out of body experiences

... you might have had it if you walk down a street on your own in the night and you just sort of feel that someone is ... your brain is starting to represent the fake hand as your own hand.  Ginny, in that case, do we want to do something ... strange to experience when you feel you're not in your own body, but why is this important, us understanding this? ...

Football Crowd at Cardiff City Stadium

What chanting does to crowds

... the same, we're turning up the dial in that part of our own identity that's connected with this larger group.  That ... this one team of supporters, you're turning down their own personal responsibility.  So, people feel ...

diversity

Why more diverse groups make better decisions

... you are at a task, the more delusional you are about your own ability. So, surprisingly, it acquires expertise to know the limits of your own knowledge. People are very good at something are not ...

STORY BOOK

Why do we love a thriller?

... or from an appreciation perspective. And we know from our own viewing experiences that this isn't always the same ...

The hands of an elderly couple.

What's the secret to finding your soulmate?

... in love with.’ Viren - That's a huge question in its own right. So if you were a neuroscientist, you might say ...

Pile of poo

What is disgust?

... like sexually transmitted disease. That's one view. My own view with my colleagues, McCauley and Haidt is that ... or not. Hitler's sweater which is a thing that we don't own but we use it in describing it. It's something that ...

Lantau Face

The sex appeal of symmetry

... I had a barbecue last night and decided to conduct my own analysis by showing my friends three pictures of one ...

Social media: which adverts are targeted at you?

... It’s a woman looking in a mirror; it’s about her own opinion of herself; it’s not about what anyone else ...

The Brain

Archaeology as a therapy

... in a different way and thing about, and reflect on their own trauma site in a different way which may help to reduce ...

Emergency light with an emergency exit pictogram

Crowd Psychology in an Emergency

... of individuals behaving individually in terms of their own individuality in the same place at the same time, but ...

HTC smart phone

Gleaning the mood of the nation

... a Smartphone and there are many people - actually, I don't own one (there's a confession)  so there are many people who ...

Women 60 m final during Doha 2010 World Indoor Championships

The Psychology of Sport

... this mystical, "in the zone" type experience.  So, my own work with athletes, I've used electroencephalography, ...

Glasses clinking together for a toast.

Deborah Prentice: faking fun, and free speech

... people to hesitate to express themselves, to censor their own views, to look for cues about what kinds of opinions will ...

Brain schematic

Can you blag a blagger?

... to which somebody engages in persuasive blagging in their own everyday lives was positively related to their ...