Wednesday, March 21, 2012

10 of the Most Surprising Findings from Psychological Studies

3/22/12.

Psychology has a reputation for being the science of common sense, or a field that simply confirms things we already know about ourselves.
One way of battling this misconception, explains Jeremy Dean — a PhD candidate in psychology and master of ceremonies at the always-awesome PsyBlog — is to "think about all the unexpected, surprising, and just plain weird findings that have popped out of psychology studies over the years." Here are ten of his favorite examples.

http://io9.com/5894500/10-of-the-most-surprising-findings-from-psychological-studies

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