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"A landmark work of social psychology" (Booklist) now in paperback at a popular price. " . . . Harvard psychology professor Langer seeks to dramatize the rigid conditions and mindsets that often produce a pervasive state of automatized stupidity . . . (and) proposes a life-enhancing... read more

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One day, at a nursing home in Connecticut, elderly residents were each given a choice of houseplants to care for and were asked to make a number of small decisions about their daily routines.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Ellen J. Langer (Author)

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  1. brain
  2. mindfulness
  3. non-fiction
  4. psychology
  5. science 
 

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