Posts tagged with: Neuroscience
The psychological structure of pride: a tale of two facets. (2007)
"How can the one emotion (pride) serve such varied and, in many ways, antagonistic roles? Jessica L. Tracy, University of British Columbia; Richard W. Robins, University of California, Davis. Journal...
Testosterone causes both prosocial and antisocial status-enhancing behaviors in human males. (2016)
“These findings (don't support) a simple testosterone-aggression relationship and (suggest) a more complex role in driving status-enhancing behaviors in males." Jean-Claude Dreher (a,b,c,1,2); Simon Dunne (a,d,1,2); Agnieszka Pazderska (e); Thomas Frodl (a,f,g);...
The role of hormones in financial markets. (2016)
“It's been argued that financial traders are 'too male' and a more even gender balance would reduce volatility and help stabilize markets.... (Having more) female traders does not necessarily make markets less...
Absolute power leads to absolute corruption? (It depends) on the concepts of power one holds. (2016)
"...absolute power corrupts absolutely? ...our findings indicated that there is no absolute connection between power and corrupt practice." Fang Wang & Xunwei Sun, Beijing Normal University, China European Journal of...
Rudeness in medical settings could kill patients. (2016)
“… if rudeness damages your cognitive system then you can’t function appropriately in a complex situation. Travis McKnight nymag 26 Oct 2016 Photo: Karen Neal/ABC Based on research by Prof....
The interaction of testosterone and cortisol is associated with attained status in male executives. (2015)
"Testosterone positively predicts an executive’s number of subordinates (an indicator of attained status), but only if the executive’s cortisol levels are low. Reducing cortisol levels via stress reduction may …...
Disorders of Personality. Introducing a DSM/ICD spectrum from normal to abnormal. 3rd edition. (2015)
Theodore Millon, Ph.D., D.Sc., Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology Wiley Series on Personality Processes, Pub. John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
Horrible bosses: Why smart leaders make ‘stupid’ decisions. (2015)
"We make hundreds of decisions every single day. But … about 50% of them are wrong". Chamorro-Premuzic explains why smart leaders make ‘stupid’ decisions. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic ,CEO at Hogan Assessments,...
Beyond the bright side: dark personality at work. (2015)
“…we set out to expand the discussion …. beyond the Dark Triad (Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and DSM-IV Axis 2-based models that have dominated research in this area.” P. D....
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Diagnostic and clinical challenges. 2015
“NPD sufferers may be grandiose or self-loathing; extroverted or socially isolated; captains of industry or unable to maintain steady employment; model citizens or prone to antisocial activities. Eve Caligor,...