It's round five of the Poll of the Year, where you vote in your favourite stories from this blog for 2009. This round - psychology. Here's a smattering of some of the (in my opinion) coolest, most surprising and, in some cases, most useful, stories of the year. Which do you rate?
People who think they are more restrained are more likely to succumb to temptation
Holding heavy objects makes us see things as more important
Information overload? Heavy multimedia users are more easily distracted by irrelevant information
Do lost people really go round in circles?
Our moral thermostat - why being good can give people license to misbehave
To predict what will make you happy, ask a stranger rather than guessing yourself
Violent films and games delay people from helping others
The peril of positive thinking - why positive messages hurt people with low self-esteem
What's your favourite psychology ...
