Our blog explores the intersection of psychology and everyday life, illuminating how psychology can improve society. Articles are written by high schoolers and cover a range of topics, from first impressions to cognitive biases in the courtroom.
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Should Sports Betting be Allowed? The Psychology of Addiction & Gambling Disorder
By Steffi Kim — On Thursday, October 23rd, the latest sports betting scandal came to…
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Back 2 School: The Psychology of the Social Clique
By Steffi Kim — As the start of the school year rolls around, many students…
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Facebook Limits Fact-Checking: Examining Trends of Misinformation
By Steffi Kim — Splattered across political campaign ads and flashed across the top of…
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The Jury: Deciphering Cognition and Bias
By Steffi Kim — The jury system is a long-standing judicial tradition and often regarded…
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The Olympic Paradox: How Global Competition Unintentionally Fuels Nationalism
By Steffi Kim — Even if you’re not an avid winter sports fan, it’s hard…
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The Psychology Behind Human Rights Violations
By Valentina Casas-Sayek — When entering the “Pivot to America” wing of the Dallas Holocaust…
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Autism Acceptance: A more nuanced view
By Christine Park — The following video presentation was created to help increase awareness in…
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Doomscrolling & Moral Outrage Fatigue
By Steffi Kim — Scrolling through headlines every morning on my way to school, I’ve…
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Social Status’s Role in the Pursuit of Happiness
By Hanna Yu — When asked the question, “What would make you happy?” many people…
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Ending the Cycle: The Psychology Behind Recidivism and How to Address It
By Arini Tandon — Recidivism, the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend, is one…
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The Hidden Game: Why Psychology Matters as Much as Physical Skill in Sports
By Hanu Thakur — With the score tied, Tom Brady had one final drive left…
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Visual Nature, Mental Nurture
By Keren Ding — In the digital age, we are often tethered to the screen…
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How the Just World Hypothesis affects Victim-Blaming & Social Justice
By Steffi Kim — Do you believe that what goes around comes around? Or that,…
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Pros and Cons: The Social Phenomenon of Cancel Culture
By Steffi Kim — Cancel Culture has quickly evolved into one of the defining forces…
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Social Psychology at Summer Camp: The Robbers Cave Experiment
By Steffi Kim — The history of social psychology is dominated by prominent studies like…
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The Psychology of Persuasion
By Steffi Kim — In everyday life, persuasion is a key skill that can help…
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The Psychology of Team Building
By Jack Sturman —— A common misconception about effective teamwork is that it results from…
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Review of “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman
By Steffi Kim — Psychology | Published in February 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux…
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Cognitive Benefits of Travel and Studying Abroad
By Steffi Kim — For many students, summer break is synonymous with days of sleeping…
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Finals Week: General Adaptation Syndrome & Coping with Stress
By Steffi Kim — In times of stress, the mind has many different ways of…
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What is Linguistic Determinism? Exploring How Language Influences Cognition
By Steffi Kim — Travel to a faraway country and the first thing you’ll probably…
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Falling Stock Markets, Star Students & Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
By Steffi Kim — Self-fulfilling prophecies are misguided beliefs that come to influence how people…
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How Motivation Psychology can Counter Burnout
By Steffi Kim — An unhappy but common theme in the post-pandemic years has been…
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Operant Conditioning – Implications for Teaching, Parenting & Managing
By Steffi Kim — Operant Conditioning falls under the psychological perspective of Behaviorism, which was…
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Erik Erikson’s Social Development Theory: The Hunger Games
By Steffi Kim — Erik Erikson’s Social Development Theory was developed in the mid-twentieth century…
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How Multimodal AI Can Transform Mental Health Support and Crisis Detection
By Ashvik Raina —— A teenager stares at their screen in a quiet room, trying…
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The Silent Crowd: How the Bystander Effect Shapes Socialization
By Ninghao Zhan ——— On March 13th, 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally stabbed…
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Review of “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg
By Steffi Kim — Psychology | Published in February 2012 by Random House | New…
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MLK Day: Reflecting on the Civil Rights Movement
By Steffi Kim — Today—January 20th, 2025—is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on…
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