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This is a well-studied finding in psychology called “source confusion”: you remember things you “learned” long after you’ve forgotten where you learned them. (also known as source misattribution or unconscious transference,) If you consume 100x as much fiction as you do history, philosophy or theology, you will subconsciously derive
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The mouse utopia experiments represent a series of research studies conducted in mid-20th century America that explored the effects of population density on animal behaviour and social structures
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EXPERIMENTS Introduction The Stanford Prison Experiment was a study conducted in August 1971 to investigate the power dynamics that exist between guards and inmates in a prison setting and to determine if the acquisition of power made guards turn brutal or whether brutality was intrinsic to human nature itself. Led
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EXPERIMENTS Introduction The cognitive dissonance experiment conducted in the mid-1950s aimed to investigate the psychological tension that arises when an individual's actions conflict with their beliefs, feelings, or values. Specifically, it explored how individuals might alter their beliefs to reduce this discomfort when there is insufficient external justification
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Falsifiability, a core principle of science, means a hypothesis or theory is only considered scientific if it can be potentially proven false through empirical evidence or observation. In essence, a falsifiable statement can be shown wrong, while unfalsifiable ones cannot be disproven. This principle, introduced by Karl Popper, helps distinguish
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A comprehensive study conducted by Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page. IN SUMMERY: A study revealing that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests exert substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy. Conversely, average citizens and mass-based interest groups demonstrate little or no independent influence on policy outcomes.
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Universe 25 (1947) Universe 25 was an experiment that created a 'Rat City', with unlimited resources, including food, water, and nesting material to create a Utopia. Even in an environment of abundance, overpopulation led to a breakdown of social norms, a "death of societal organisation," and
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A study by Emil O. W. Kirkegaard, investigating the connection between political views and mental health found a clear pattern linking different political ideologies to varying rates of mental illness and happiness. The findings indicate a spectrum of mental health outcomes across the political landscape, based on the study'
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EXPERIMENTS Introduction The bystander effect is a social psychological theory that suggests that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. This phenomenon can also be referred to as bystander apathy. The theory was initially proposed following a widely publicised incident in 1964.
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The Rotten Kid Theorem, developed by Gary Becker, posits that if a household head is benevolent towards other members, even selfish individuals will act in ways that maximise the total family income, even if it reduces their own pre-transfer income. This happens because the "rotten kid" recognises that
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Ideological considerations profoundly influence the structure, administration, and published research within academic and intellectual institutions, often leading to the suppression or distortion of inconvenient factual information. This bias manifests both in high-level university administration, as demonstrated by the tenure and controversial remarks of former Harvard President Larry Summers, and within
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Introduction The misinformation effect describes a phenomenon where a person's recollection of past events becomes less accurate due to the influence of information encountered after the event has occurred. This effect, studied since the mid-1970s, highlights the malleability of memory. Overview The core of the misinformation effect lies