We Can Be Emotionally Blinded by Those Who Do "Good Work"

Ever feel sick when you're in the company of a professional do-gooder? Maybe find yourself a non-professional one.

Ever feel sick when you're in the company of a professional do-gooder? Maybe find yourself a non-professional one.

How Your Reputation Impacts the Way You Are Remembered

Research reveals how external information colors the way people see you.

Research reveals how external information colors the way people see you.

When Our Strengths Fail Us

Utilizing our strengths is essential to our growth and development, but sometimes what makes us great can also fail us.

Utilizing our strengths is essential to our growth and development, but sometimes what makes us great can also fail us.

Why Being Fun, Authentic, and a Realist Is a Winning Triad

So far, 2020 has been rough. Six recent studies can help us cope with turbulent times by staying authentic and having a little fun while remaining a "realist."

So far, 2020 has been rough. Six recent studies can help us cope with turbulent times by staying authentic and having a little fun while remaining a "realist."

The Halo Effect Created by Feeling Authentic and Being Fun

New research puts the importance of being fun and feeling authentic in the spotlight.

New research puts the importance of being fun and feeling authentic in the spotlight.

Kids Who Are Fun to Be Around May Benefit From a Halo Effect

New research suggests that kids who are fun to be around may benefit from a "halo effect" that makes them more likable, popular—and subsequently—even more fun to be around.

New research suggests that kids who are fun to be around may benefit from a "halo effect" that makes them more likable, popular—and subsequently—even more fun to be around.

Is Your Home a Safety Hazard? 6 Dangers That Lurk Within

Are you worried about the dangers "out there?" Some dangers lurk in your home, disguised as familiar friends. But you can make your living space safer with a few simple tweaks.

Are you worried about the dangers "out there?" Some dangers lurk in your home, disguised as familiar friends. But you can make your living space safer with a few simple tweaks.

Who Are the Most Effective Messengers?

Why do some people seem inherently credible and others less so, even when they say exactly the same thing?

Why do some people seem inherently credible and others less so, even when they say exactly the same thing?

Is Love at First Sight Real?

Many people use the term “love at first sight” to describe the moment that they connected with their partner. Does this phenomenon really exist—and if so, what explains it?

Many people use the term “love at first sight” to describe the moment that they connected with their partner. Does this phenomenon really exist—and if so, what explains it?

The Psychology of Getting Anyone to Like You

How can you use knowledge to better connect with your kids, your colleagues, or in a job interview?

How can you use knowledge to better connect with your kids, your colleagues, or in a job interview?

The Halo Effect: Marketing Genius Can Derail Diets

Two food marketing tricks that prey on your guilt.

Two food marketing tricks that prey on your guilt.

Tiger Woods and the Halo Effect

The Tiger Woods melodrama has a silver lining. It's an opportunity to get free of the halo effect and to stop looking for knights in shining armor on the PGA tour.

The Tiger Woods melodrama has a silver lining. It's an opportunity to get free of the halo effect and to stop looking for knights in shining armor on the PGA tour.

Exploiting the Halo Effect to Distract and Dominate

Goal-hugging: a slippery debate and switch tactic.

Goal-hugging: a slippery debate and switch tactic.

The Halo Effect in Overdrive

It seems one characteristic (albeit positive or negative) seems to "outshine" others and bias our perception in the respective direction.

It seems one characteristic (albeit positive or negative) seems to "outshine" others and bias our perception in the respective direction.