Psychology research
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Why You Remember The Best Moment and The Last Moment, Not Everything Else
Eighteen-year-old Rohan from Mumbai went on two different family vacations during his summer break, each lasting exactly one week. When…
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Why Repeated Lies Start Sounding Like Truth
When a rumor began circulating at Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College that the principal was planning to cancel all college festivals…
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Why You Remember Weird Things Better Than Normal Ones
When Mrs. Sharma taught Indian history to her Class 10 students at Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s School, she noticed a troubling…
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Why You Take Credit for Success But Blame Others for Failure
When Delhi’s Modern School cricket team lost to their rivals by just three runs in a thrilling inter-school match, seventeen-year-old…
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Why Judging a Whole Group by One Person’s Actions Is Unfair
At Delhi’s Ramjas School, the cricket team had just won the inter-school championship. Seventeen-year-old Arjun, the team captain, was celebrating…
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Why You’re Passionate But Others Are Just Doing It for the Money
At Mumbai’s Cathedral School, the student council launched a community service initiative requiring all Class 10 students to complete twenty…
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Why We Think Someone Else’s Success Means Our Failure: The Zero-Sum Bias
During the annual science fair at Mumbai’s Cathedral School, two best friends—seventeen-year-old Rohan and Aditya—both submitted exceptional projects. Rohan created…
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Why School Committees Spend Hours Debating Cafeteria Menus But Rush Through Budget Decisions
The school management committee of Delhi’s Greenfield Academy was meeting to make three important decisions: approving a ₹50 lakh technology…
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Why Everyone Claims to Exercise Daily But Gym Memberships Go Unused: The Social Desirability Bias
During a Class 10 health awareness program, students at Mumbai’s St. Francis School were given an anonymous survey about their…
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Why Two People Can Watch the Same Event and See Completely Different Things
After the final whistle of the Delhi versus Mumbai school football championship, something strange happened. Both teams’ supporters were absolutely…
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Why Being Told “Don’t Do That” Makes You Want to Do It Even More: Understanding Reactance
Fifteen-year-old Priya had never cared much about her older brother’s room. For years, she’d walked past it without a second…
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Why One Insult Stings More Than Ten Compliments Feel Good: Understanding Negativity Bias
Priya had just finished her first solo dance performance at the school annual function. For ten minutes, she performed a…
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Why Songs You Hated at First Become Your Favorites: The Power of Familiarity
Fifteen-year-old Priya despised the new song her friends kept playing at lunch break. “This is terrible!” she complained the first…
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Why 7 Great Things Feel Better Than 10 Good Things: The Less-Is-Better Paradox
Priya’s sixteenth birthday brought two gifts from her close friends. Her best friend Meera gave her a beautifully wrapped set…
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Why Repeated Lies Start Sounding Like Truth: The Illusory Truth Effect
It started as a careless comment in the school cafeteria. Someone joked that the upcoming school trip had been cancelled.…
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