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Sam Gosling
Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Sam Gosling, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been widely covered in the media, including The New York Times, Psychology Today, NPR, and "Good Morning America," and his research is featured in Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink." Gosling is the recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution. His first book, Snoop, was a New Scientist Editor's Pick for top books of 2008. His most recent research has focused on how animal psychology can inform theories of human personality and social psychology.
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The UT psychologist admires “people who acknowledge the world as a complex place,” and his favorite example is someone far outside his discipline.
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Understanding animals’ “personalities,” says psychologist Sam Gosling, can help us better match them with owners and tasks. We may even someday see a “D-Harmony” for dogs and humans.
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How tailoring living spaces to residents’ personalities may boost the success rate of community housing.
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Misrepresenting yourself in conversation is possible, but how you arrange your home or office will give the game away.
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“Stereotyping” has become a dirty word, but as psychologist Sam Gosling explains, we all do it—and need to.
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New research suggests that we’re as skilled at seeing through social masks online as we are in the real world.
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A conversation with Sam Gosling, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
Sam Gosling says that even if it is frowned on by the academy, psychology needs to be communicated to the broader public.
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According to Sam Gosling, red states and blue states exhibit basic psychological differences.
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A surprising number of people agreed to have their offices examined, says Sam Gosling.
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Sam Gosling explains what our spaces say about who we are.
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Investigators solve crimes by developing sensitivity to what Sam Gosling calls “the residue of our acts that we leave inadvertently on our space.”
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Sam Gosling shares an anecdote about an incongruous office item.
What someone might learn from your paperweight.
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Even if you live with someone else, your personal space says a lot about you, whether you want it to or not, says Sam Gosling.
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Sam Gosling says most symbols have obvious meaning.
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It is easiest to spot the people who are trying to change their habits, says Sam Gosling.
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The meaning of environments are changing, Gosling says, from physical environments to virtual environments.