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October 30, 2015
Biological determinists argue that what you are born with is what you get. Sure, genetics don’t determine everything about your nature, but there is basically no escaping […]
October 20, 2015
In the discipline of social psychology, there is probably not a bigger, more influential name than Phillip Zimbardo. Zimbardo (who actually attended James Monroe High School in […]
October 14, 2015
From its inception, the field of psychology and almost all of its practitioners have focused on mental pathologies—that is, an individual’s psychological problems. For decades, many […]
October 6, 2015
How Reliable Are Your Memories? The Problem of False Memories We often think of our memories as fixed: memories remain concrete and unchanging, at least that’s […]
September 28, 2015
When (and when not to) Listen to Authority: Lessons from Milgram Most of us acknowledge the role of legitimate authority and authority figures. Society, put simply, […]
September 20, 2015
Following the Leader: What Would Psychology Say about the Primary Presidential Elections? Since mid-summer, Americans have been treated with a seemingly endless onslaught of political mudslinging […]
September 16, 2015
We are constantly making decisions, thousands per day by some counts. These decisions can be as small as deciding what kind of clothes to wear to […]
September 8, 2015
My father is an alcoholic. Although I could acknowledge this now, it was something my sister and I were not allowed to discuss it when we […]
September 1, 2015
Superman. Batman. Spider-man. Iron Man. The Hulk. Captain America. You know the names. But what you may now know is that in comics and on the […]
August 24, 2015
Human Mating Strategies Many individuals tend to think of dating and relationships as an “anything goes,” dog-eat-dog enterprise. Yet you may be surprised to learn that human […]
August 18, 2015
Do you believe you can become better than you are? If so, then you may want to want to pick up a copy of the writings […]
August 10, 2015
Let’s be clear: Without plants, we simply would not exist. Plants convert the sun’s light into energy we used every day when we consume food. Even […]