
Quiz: How Nice Are You?
Answer these 10 simple questions to find out if you benefit from being highly agreeable
Daisy Grewal holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale University. She is a research scientist on the people analytics team at Intuit in Mountain View, Calif.
Answer these 10 simple questions to find out if you benefit from being highly agreeable
Pleasant people enjoy many advantages in life and, with some effort, can even make it to the top
Faith and intuition are intimately related
Religious belief drops when analytical thinking rises
Knowing when to pass on that luxury limo or overpriced pen
As riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline
In one experiment, just telling a man he would be observed by a female was enough to hurt his psychological performance.
Subjects believe that people behave better when they think that God is watching over them
Understanding the lure--and the trap--of luxury goods
Exploring the science of emotional residues
People think of many things, even numbers, as being either male or female
Scientists see the beginnings of racism in monkeys
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