Raymond Firmalino

Raymond Firmalino is a Greater Good research assistant.

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Research Digest Items/Studies: How to Cope with Rejection

Research Digest Items/Studies: How Can We Become More Engaged at Work?

Research Digest Items/Studies: Losing Your Train of Thought Could Be a Good Thing

Research Digest Items/Studies: Global Consensus: Money Doesn’t Bring Happiness

Research Digest Items/Studies: Is Touch the Language of Romance?

Articles: Why Laughter is Contagious

By Raymond Firmalino | April 12, 2011

A new study offers the first evidence that chimps imitate each other's laughter. Learn why this is research you should keep in mind at your next business meeting.

Five Ways Giving Thanks Can Backfire
April 29, 2013
Most of the time, gratitude is good. But research finds that there are situations when "thank you" may be the wrong response.
How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times
May 13, 2013
It's easy to feel grateful when life is good, says Robert Emmons. But when disaster strikes, gratitude is worth the effort.
Six Tips for Making the Leap to Meaningful Work
May 15, 2013
Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?

How to Train the Compassionate Brain
May 23, 2013
A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
2nd International Conference on Positive Psychology: “Giving Hope – Giving Future”
May 22, 2013
Here’s How Much You Love Humanity
May 21, 2013
Results from the Greater Good "Love of Humanity" quiz.

How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times
May 13, 2013
It's easy to feel grateful when life is good, says Robert Emmons. But when disaster strikes, gratitude is worth the effort.
Six Tips for Making the Leap to Meaningful Work
May 15, 2013
Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?
Five Ways to Cultivate Gratitude at Work
May 16, 2013
Americans are less likely to say "thanks" on the job than anywhere else, which hurts productivity and happiness. That needs to change.

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"Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior"
Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
"Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review"
Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
"From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...

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Why We Cooperate By Michael Tomasello Nature and nurture interact to inform, and reform, cooperative behavior. Infants and apes are both able to share, but only the two-year-old will pick up that thing you dropped in front of her.

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