Why We Don't Help Those In Need: The Bystander Effect

Why We Don't Help Those In Need: The Bystander Effect

We all want to be good people. More specifically we all want to feel that we are indeed good people. What then does that entail? "Well," you may be saying to yourself at this very second, "a good person always helps people in need, which I think I do any chance I get". This could be true, but

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Conflicting Attitudes and Actions: Cognitive Dissonance Explained

Conflicting Attitudes and Actions: Cognitive Dissonance Explained

Let me paint a picture for you. Someone you know is an avid animal rights enthusiast. They post on social media all sorts of animal rights pictures and information. They talk about how "we're all animals" just about every other conversation with them. Not to mention their huge

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Out of Control: Perceived Fear of Self-Driving Cars

Out of Control: Perceived Fear of Self-Driving Cars

We are basically living in the future. We have the entire world in our pockets and can communicate with billions of people in a few seconds. We have medical advancements that have substantially increased life expectancy over the past few decades. I can press a button and de

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Nobody Likes Losing: Loss Aversion Explained

Nobody Likes Losing: Loss Aversion Explained

Nobody likes change. This is a fundamental aspect of life that everyone can relate to. When things are shifted from something we're very familiar with to something we're not familiar with, we become uncomfortable. I go more in depth into this a little in a previous post about Nostalgia as well as my post about Stubbornness. Today I'm going to talk about how we hate to

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