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Psychology
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Why They’re the Redskins
There's such a thing as going too far, but team mascots are supposed to be offensive.
Inside the Head of a Headbanger
New research suggests that, for some fans, heavy metal music fills deep-seated psychological needs.
If You Believe in Ghosts, You’ll See a Ghost
Katie Heaney went to a haunted house. Did she—or anyone else—see anything? It depends on whether or not they wanted to.
Why an Invisible Gorilla Is a Security Threat
On “inattentional blindness” in security guards, and what to do about it.
New York’s ‘Shop and Frisk’ Scourge
Racial profiling in luxury stores is causing way more problems than it’s preventing.
How Psychology Can Help Explain the GOP Fever
There's more than just cognitive dissonance at work here.
Not Qualified for Your Job? Wait, You Probably Are
That thing where you're a relatively high-level professional who can't help but think you don't deserve to be where you are? It's called impostor syndrome.