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Insecure People Use More Jargon


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Learn about how naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies, the average person is hiding 13 secrets, and people use more jargon when they're insecure about their status.

Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies by Grant Currin

  • Naked mole-rat. (2016, April 25). Smithsonian’s National Zoo. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/naked-mole-rat
  • Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies. (2020, October 20). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/naked-mole-rats-colonies-territory-pups
  • Braude, S., Hess, J., & Ingram, C. (2020). Inter‐colony invasion between wild naked mole‐rat colonies. Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12834

The Average Person Is Hiding 13 Secrets, According to a Study by Anna Todd

  • https://www.curiositydaily.com/keeping-secrets-makes-life-harder-emotions-change/

People use more jargon when they're insecure about their status by author Kelsey Donk

  • Stillman, J. (2020, October 20). New Research: Jargon Is a Sign of Insecurity, Not Smarts. Inc.com; Inc. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/language-jargon-hiring.html
  • People Use Jargon To Make Up For Their Low Standing In A Group. (2020, November 2). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/11/02/people-use-jargon-to-make-up-for-their-low-standing-in-a-group/
  • Brown, Z. C., Anicich, E. M., & Galinsky, A. D. (2020). Compensatory conspicuous communication: Low status increases jargon use. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 274–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.07.001

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