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A seven-year study analysing thousands of social science research papers reveals insights into the reproducibility and robustness of findings in the field.
A major US study has assessed the reproducibility of research papers in the social sciences, revealing insights into the credibility of findings and highlighting challenges in replicating results.
The study investigated that the core self-evaluations and educational attainment are mediating mechanisms for the influence of physical attractiveness, intelligence on income and financial strain. Further, the effect of personality on income are particularly noteworthy and are stronger than those of attractiveness and nearly as strong as those of intelligence.
People who cover their notepads with scribbles may not have wasted the goal behind attending a dull meeting, suggests a new study, which found that doodling while listening can help with remembering details.As per the study, which has been published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, subjects given a doodling task while listening to a dull phone message had a 29 per cent improved recall compared to their non-doodling counterparts.
Ethical leadership helps alleviate stress in the work environment, says study.
Sometimes, bad bosses could turn you into a great boss.
Heart beats talent says a recent research. Do you agree?
Helping co-workers too often may lead to mental and emotional exhaustion and hurt your job performance, a new study has warned.
Why you shouldn't volunteer to help your colleagues at work
'Performance pressure elicits cheating when employees feel threatened.'
Some bosses realise when they have been abusive toward their subordinates and feel guilty about it.
It can help boost employee performance.
According to a study, abstaining from Facebook activity makes your stress hormone drop.
Improving performances across a range of activities, including sport, might be as simple as applying an established but little known psychological theory, according to a recent study.
A recent research found that those in high-stress jobs with little control over their workflow die younger or are less healthy than those who have more flexibility and discretion in their jobs and are able to set their own goals.
The popular perception is that attractive people receive favourable treatment in the hiring process.
It is not just about meeting performance goals, say hiring managers.
'My parents have taught me that there is nothing more valuable than humanity.' 'I have seen poor and deserving people striving to get ahead in life and how reservation helps them.' 'At the same time I have seen rich kids with well to do parents still taking advantage of reservation.' 'I cannot be an opportunist. I cannot be a hypocrite.' 'I cannot say I believe in humanity and equality and do exactly the opposite.'
Remember that everything originates from a thought, everything is just a thought, until you act on it, and thoughts can be changed.
Scientists have developed a novel psychological "vaccine" to immunise the public against the damaging "virus" of fake news and misinformation on websites and social media.
'Some semi-literate lunkhead tweeting at Rs 2 per tweet from a dingy basement in Chennai or San Diego accomplishes nothing, but give hundreds of thousands of them a time, date, and talking points, and they can create a wall of sound -- a nonsensical wall, perhaps, but one that is heard, and that can occasionally prevail just because it's there,' says Mitali Saran.
A change in career is really not as bad as it seems and not getting into your desired career line doesn't mean you're a failure.
Online learning platforms have become go-to places for those suffocated by the current curbs on movement.
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A former US military lieutenant travels to India to fight a battle of another kind. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met Robin Chaurasiya and the girls whose lives she is changing -- one day at a time.
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Ayurvedic expert Dr G G Gangadharan on how the ancient Indian medical practice needs to be propagated in the country of its origin
