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A Psychology Minute: Primacy and Recency Effect

Okay quick. Have someone close by read this number to you slowly: 7397486312. If you are like most people, it is difficult to remember all these digits. But if you […]

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A Psychology Minute: Availability Heuristic

“There a lot of Corollas around these days.” Shortly after purchasing our Corolla, I remember thinking how all of the sudden these cars were all over the road. In reality, […]

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A Psychology Minute: Fundamental Attribution Error

Have you ever thought to yourself, “He is an anxious guy,” or “she seems kind of edgy?” As human beings, one of the most instinctive things we do is make judgments about […]

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A Psychology Minute: Halo Effect

Most of us come in contact with people every day. Some of them we have known for decades; some maybe a few years or even months. Some we have just […]

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A Psychology Minute: Cognitive Disortions

“I never catch a break.” “Everyone is always out to get me.” “This is going to be horrible.” If you have ever heard thoughts like these pop in your head, […]

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A Psychology Minute: Self-Monitoring

One of the ways that we change our thoughts and behaviors is to first be aware of them. Although our actions can shift over time without us knowing how this […]

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