Cognitive Psychology - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2008
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THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY

creativity. There’s even some psychological literature suggesting that the incidence of depression is higher in creative writers and artists — the depressed geniuses who are incredibly original in their thinking. But we found that when... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Sep 2005
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Predictable Surprises

Administration at HBS and is also formally affiliated with Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Psychology Department, Center on the Environment, and Program on Negotiation. Predictable Surprises (HBS Press) was published in 2004. You... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2023
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Is AI OK?

fixed through better coding or inputs. “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain,” she observes. At HBS, Polli says she witnessed a recruiting process that was rife with bias and bad data. Employers screened job seekers using outdated View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Jun 2005
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Marked Managers

connections, confidence, and cognition that individuals acquire or cultivate by virtue of working at a company during a particular period of time. It’s organization-specific as well as time-specific. Do all organizations leave an imprint?... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Career Imprints; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2022
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Blissful Thinking

happened—catalytically—in the science of happiness. You’ve been deep in this topic for almost two decades. How have you seen the field evolve and change? It’s become a lot more cognitive and brain-scientific. Neuroscience is a relatively... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters

01 Mar 2007
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The Joy of Work

Unit, and faculty chair of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at HBS. For the past several years, Amabile, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University, has been analyzing findings from her longitudinal research on... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

leaders, yet many professionals are too stressed to know where to start. Burton provides deep insights and easy practices based in neuroscience, brain training, and positive psychology to help professionals thrive in the “age of... View Details

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