Recovered memories: evidence?
That people develop memories for events in their lives that never took place is a phenomenon well documented in the psychological literature. False memories can be produced through simple suggestion...
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What Character from Seinfeld are you: Lessons in Instrument Design on Facebook.
I, like many, am addicted to Facebook. More so, I love Facebook quizzes and supposed personality tests. Yes, yes, I know. I’m a skeptic, as well as a student and teacher of psychological science; I...
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The Role of Empirical Evidence and Skepticism in the Same Sex Marriage Debate
I teach a course in experimental psychology and research methods. Being a skeptic as well as a psychological science enthusiast, I try to imbue my lessons with the importance of rational inquiry...
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The Mozart non-effect
(This was originally posted on Rationally Speaking and we thought it would be of interest to Gotham Skeptic readers.) Remember the Mozart effect? That was the idea that if we only expose our infants...
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