"The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity," said Mahatma Gandhi, …
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Social Psychology
How do funeral rituals help us process the pain of loss?
Nothing prepares us for the death of a loved one. There is also nothing to prepare us for what comes next. When a person dies, he leaves behind a life that we must close. Managing all those details …
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Being the scapegoat in a toxic family
Throughout history and cultures, different religions have performed ritual sacrifices to atone for their sins, evils, and community guilt feelings. On many occasions, an animal was chosen that, …
Diffusion of responsibility: If not you, who?
In 1968 the psychologists John Darley and Bibb Latané made an experiment that revealed a very curious phenomenon: the diffusion of responsibility. They recruited a group of college students and placed …
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The fallacy of quietism: Thinking that silence gives consent
"There are few things as deafening as silence", wrote Mario Benedetti. The silences hide illusions, fears, concerns, confusion, resignation ... Silences carry a tide of emotions. However, we …
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Argument from authority, the resource of those who have no arguments
All of us, at some point, have succumbed to the argumentum ab veritate or argumentum ad verecundiam or argument from authority. It is not difficult, since in our society more attention is paid to the …
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Guilty Wanted: The Scapegoat Theory in Social Psychology
The scapegoat theory explains a phenomenon that is quite widespread at social and individual level: the tendency to look for culprits who carry our mistakes and frustrations. The scapegoat is a person …
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