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The editorial team at Perspectives on Psychological Science wishes to acknowledge the invaluable aid provided by reviewers of manuscripts submitted to the journal in 2016. We are deeply grateful for their generous, conscientious, knowledgeable, and
The Huffington Post: It’s hard to outdo Medea for raw hatred. Thrown over by her husband Jason for another woman, the mythic sorceress takes revenge by poisoning her rival and, just for good measure, her