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Did Facebook really manipulate emotion?
Elliot is quoted in a piece by Maria Konnikova over at the New Yorker about the somewhat controversial Facebook study on emotional contagion.
Me, My Brain, and I
Check out Elliot’s latest blog post on the Motivated Brain at Psychology Today where he describes a recent symposium on self and self-functions from the 2014 Association for Psychological Science meeting. “Social psychologists have made recently breakthroughs in understanding the … Continue reading
fMRI cannot detect lies
Elliot weighs in (and, naturally, gets misquoted) about the prospects of using fMRI as a lie detector in this interview. The target paper in Frontiers says it all: fMRI cannot now, and perhaps never, be used as a valid lie … Continue reading
What is the value of self-control?
Elliot’s latest blog post at Psychology Today about the possible connection between identity and self-control.
The mind-brain debate: NASCAR and neuroimaging
Elliot’s latest blog post at Psychology Today about racecars, neuroimaging, and the mind-brain debate.
What does Frank Underwood know about goals?
Check out Elliot’s latest blog post over at Psychology Today about the lessons that House of Cards’ Frank Underwood can teach us about goal pursuit.
Do we overeat because of poor self-control?
See Elliot’s latest blog post on The Motivated Brain over at Psychology Today: …Self-control is a resource, but a renewable, psychological one. We’ve known for a long time that goals that are motivated from within—for reasons that are personally important to us—are … Continue reading →