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"Life and Work of the Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik," by M. Marco (Neurosciences and History, 2018).
"Why We Need Answers," by Maria Konnikova (The New Yorker, 2013).
"Consider It Done! Plan Making Can Eliminate the Cognitive Effects of Unfulfilled Goals," by E. J. Masicampo and Roy Baumeister (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2011).
The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples, by John Gottman (2011).
"'Let Me Dream On!' Anticipatory Emotions and Preference for Timing in Lotteries," by Martin Kocher, Michal Krawczyk, and Frans van Winden (Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, 2009).
"Explaining Away: A Model of Affective Adaptation," by Timothy Wilson and Daniel Gilbert (Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2008).
"On Finished and Unfinished Tasks," by Bluma Zeigarnik (A Source Book of Gestalt Psychology, 1938).
EXTRAS:
Big Five Personality Inventory, by No Stupid Questions (2024).
"Can We Disagree Better?" by No Stupid Questions (2023).
"Would You Be Happier if You Were More Creative?" by No Stupid Questions (2023).
"How Can You Be Kinder to Yourself?" by No Stupid Questions (2023).
"What’s Wrong With Holding a Grudge?" by No Stupid Questions (2022).
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli (1991).