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Need Workout Motivation? Try a Virtual Partner

Need Workout Motivation? Try a Virtual Partner | Science News | Scoop.it
Working out with a friend can increase our motivation to exercise, even if our partner is virtual.


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Emotions Over-Rated as Motives

Emotions Over-Rated as Motives | Science News | Scoop.it

Goals are more specific to behavior than are emotions, and they are better predictors of behavior in natural environments.


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Is the Objectification Of Others Driven By An Honorable Motive?

Is the Objectification Of Others Driven By An Honorable Motive? | Science News | Scoop.it

A group of researchers from the University of Kansas has now put forth a new explanation, termed “Subjective Uncertainty Theory” (SUT). The basic idea in its super-simplified form is that we’re occasionally so afraid of realizing we can’t understand a person’s complexities, we just pretend those complexities don’t exist and instead focus on their concrete traits (e.g. appearance, professional duties, IQ, etc.)

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