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Blog / COVID-19 and the Near Miss Effect

March 20, 2021March 22, 2021 / Samantha Abrams / 1

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic just over a year ago, but many Americans are optimistic about the coming months. The United States has now purchased enough…

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bias Coronavirus COVID-19 near miss effect Psychology risk perception Social psychology

Blog / How (Not) to be (Mis)informed

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 / Samantha Abrams / 1

Misinformation is spreading faster than ever in the digital age. Research in psychology can help explain why conspiracy theories are so popular, and how we can stop them in their tracks.

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Blog / Inequality (Un)Awareness

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 / Manuel Galvan / 1

It seems that in this polarizing era, two things unite us: our preference for more equality and our ignorance of the scale of current inequality.

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Economics Inequality Politics Public opinion Social psychology

Blog / Most readers loved this blog post

September 30, 2019October 7, 2019 / Rachel Hartman /

Social proof is the idea that when we hear that a lot of people are doing something, we will be more likely to behave similarly. Its effects are widespread and diverse, and you can use it to your advantage.

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