10 More Brilliant Social Psychology Studies: Why Smart People Do Dumb or Irrational Things

26 January 2010

Which is your favourite social psychology study?

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The 7 Psychological Principles of Scams: Protect Yourself by Learning the Techniques

21 January 2010

How hustlers trick 3.2 million people each year in the UK into handing over £3.5 billion.

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Cheating: Does Deindividuation Encourage It?

19 January 2010

Classic social psychology experiment on Halloween shows how groups, anonymity, modelling and shifting of responsibility encourage people to cheat.

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Stereotypes: Why We Act Without Thinking

7 January 2010

Three classic experiments show how stereotypes can influence our behaviour without our knowledge.

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Finding The Surprising Gaps in Your Self-Knowledge

5 January 2010

Are you an independent person? Classic social psychology research suggests some people can't tell.

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The 12 Psychology Studies of Christmas

22 December 2009

On the first day of Christmas PsyBlog sent to me...12 psychology studies about Christmas (and no partridges or pear trees).

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When Situations Not Personality Dictate Our Behaviour

15 December 2009

A modern test of an ancient bible story demonstrates the power of situations to trump personality in determining behaviour.

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