Psychology

• When famous findings fall apart

  Some of the best-known stories about the mind met the simplest test in science: doing the study again.

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  • 30questions
• What really happened in the Stanford prison

  One of psychology's most famous lessons says a uniform can make a good person cruel. The full story is stranger, and it hands the responsibility back to the person.

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  • 27questions
• The two speeds of thought

  One kind of thinking answers at once; the other checks, if it can be bothered.

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  • 31questions
• How habits work

  Repeat an action in the same place often enough, and the place starts doing it for you.

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  • 27questions
• The testing effect

  We think of a test as a way to measure learning. Done well, it is one of the best ways to cause it.

  • 6min read
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  • 21questions
• Spaced repetition

  Memory fades along a curve. Coming back at the right moments bends it.

  • 7min read
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  • 20questions