Category: Psychology
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The psychology of conspiracy belief, using 9/11 as the case study
9/11 conspiracy theories persist not because of evidence but because of how minds handle catastrophe, scale, and uncertainty. The pattern is predictable.
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Childhood trauma is over-blamed for adult dysfunction
Childhood trauma is real and matters, but the explanatory weight it now carries in pop psychology outruns the evidence. The full picture is more useful.
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Why people ignore low-probability, high-impact risks
Humans systematically underweight rare but catastrophic risks, from pandemics to earthquakes. Here’s why the brain miscalibrates and what actually helps.
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Stress changes how you react
Under stress, your decision-making shifts in predictable ways — and not for the better. Here’s what acute stress does to judgment and how to plan around it.
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People who married objects (bridges, roller coasters, even the Eiffel Tower)
Object-sexual marriages sound like tabloid bait, but the people behind them describe stable lives and real attachment. The phenomenon is stranger and more human.
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Quick decisions are often imperfect
Snap judgments feel decisive, but they consistently miss key information. Here’s when to trust your gut and when slowing down dramatically improves outcomes.
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The First Seconds Matter Most
From emergencies to introductions, the opening seconds shape outcomes. Here’s the evidence behind first impressions and why they’re hard to override.
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Overconfidence Is a Major Risk in Emergencies
In disasters, the people most likely to make fatal mistakes aren’t the unprepared. They’re the ones who think they know what they’re doing.
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Borderline is over-diagnosed in women and under-diagnosed in men
Borderline personality disorder shows up in roughly equal rates by sex in community samples, but clinical diagnosis is heavily skewed. Here’s why.