Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about how researchers study the way we mentally represent our relationships,

with special guest Vivian Zias from Cornell University.

You'll also learn about a daily regimen that can help you pursue your passion despite

your day job.

Let's pursue some curiosity.

There's some really cool ongoing research looking into how humans feel about each other.

And I'm not talking about how we say we feel.

I'm talking about how we really feel.

Starting today and over the next few Mondays, you're going to learn about

some of the ways researchers are testing their hypotheses, along with some super interesting results

that various experiments have shown thus far.

It's all part of our mentality Mondays mini series and it stems from a conversation we had

with the Director of the Personality, Attachment and Control Laboratory at Cornell University, Vivian

Zias. Here's Professor Zias with an overview of her research, followed by a specific example

of an unconscious bias you just might have.

So one of my interests for a long time has been how do we mentally represent our relationships?

How do we represent people who are really close to us? Parents, partners, close friends, how do we

represent ourselves? And you know one way that we can try to figure this out is by asking

someone what do you think about

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