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People Selectively Remember the Details of Atrocities That Absolve In-Group Members
Conversations about wartime atrocities often omit certain details. According to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, these omissions can lead people to have different memories for the event
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The Psychology of Forgiving and Forgetting
The Huffington Post: Nicholas Kristoff’s latest New York Times column was sad and moving. It was a tribute to Marina Keegan, an honors student and recent graduate of Yale University who turned her back on
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Anatomy of a Memorable Lunch
It’s about 11 in the morning, and I’m already thinking about lunch. I’m at my desk in my downtown office, so I have lots of options. I could go to that new sandwich place around
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The Forgotten Childhood: Why Early Memories Fade
NPR: Francis Csedrik, who is 8 and lives in Washington, D.C., remembers a lot of events from when he was 4 or just a bit younger. There was the time he fell “headfirst on a
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The Psychology of Forgiving and Forgetting
Nicholas Kristoff’s latest New York Times column was sad and moving. It was a tribute to Marina Keegan, an honors student and recent graduate of Yale University who turned her back on a lucrative Wall
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Taking Notes by Hand Benefits Recall, Researchers Find
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Distractions posed by laptops in the classroom have been a common concern, but new research suggests that even if laptops are used strictly to take notes, typing notes hinders students’ academic