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  • What is Cryptomnesia?

    What is Cryptomnesia?

    Psychologists have long recognized the phenomenon cryptomnesia as occurring when someone believes an idea, for example, a melody, was originally their own but forgets where it actually came from. People...

    What is Cryptomnesia?

    Psychologists have long recognized the phenomenon cryptomnesia as occurring when someone believes an idea, for example, a melody, was originally their own but forgets where it actually came from. People...

  • How Everyday Courage Can Brighten Your Day

    How Everyday Courage Can Brighten Your Day

    Did you know that if you talk to a stranger, both of you might end up having a brighter day? In 2014, Dr. Nicholas Epley and Dr. Juliana Schroeder found...

    How Everyday Courage Can Brighten Your Day

    Did you know that if you talk to a stranger, both of you might end up having a brighter day? In 2014, Dr. Nicholas Epley and Dr. Juliana Schroeder found...

  • The Bravery of Rescue Divers (Prosocial Behavior & Social Support Theory)

    The Bravery of Rescue Divers (Prosocial Behavio...

    Rescue divers practice courage by saving panicked and unresponsive divers in the depths of the ocean. They manage stress in other divers, while also addressing medical emergency situations.  Rescue divers...

    The Bravery of Rescue Divers (Prosocial Behavio...

    Rescue divers practice courage by saving panicked and unresponsive divers in the depths of the ocean. They manage stress in other divers, while also addressing medical emergency situations.  Rescue divers...

  • The Moral Courage of EMT Workers

    The Moral Courage of EMT Workers

    EMTs work in 8 to 10 hour shifts, responding to 911 calls and assessing injuries every minute. They drive ambulances to provide immediate, life-saving care.  EMTs initially evaluate the severity...

    The Moral Courage of EMT Workers

    EMTs work in 8 to 10 hour shifts, responding to 911 calls and assessing injuries every minute. They drive ambulances to provide immediate, life-saving care.  EMTs initially evaluate the severity...

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