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Yale's Most Popular Class Ever: Happiness

The most popular course in the history of Yale University was offered in the fall of 2017—PSYCH 157: Psychology and the Good Life. Nearly one-fourth ...


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Priest Asks for Back-Up as Exorcisms Rise Exponentially

A recent news story reported on an Irish priest and exorcist who is asking his superiors for help after noticing a dramatic increase in demonic activity. ...


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Researchers Identify 412 Emotions

In his book Whisper, Mark Batterson writes that Robert Plutchik, professor emeritus at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has identified eight basic ...


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The Surprising Benefits of Gratitude Among Children

In Making Grateful Kids, Jeffey Froh shares how school psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Froh summarizes his team's research on the benefits of gratitude among ...


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The Dramatic Health Benefits of Gratitude

More and more researchers are finding that gratitude doesn't just make you feel like a better person, it's actually good for your health. Professor and ...


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The Psychology of Greed on Halloween

An article in Sociological Images describes researchers who created a Halloween field experiment with the following setup: On Halloween, a woman answers ...


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African 'Friendship Bench' Helps the Depressed

A Friendship Bench is quite literally a park bench—with a higher calling. In Zimbabwe, friendship benches are located on the grounds of medical ...


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Psychology can't Meet Our Need for Forgiveness

Author and teacher Rebecca Pippert had the opportunity to audit some graduate-level courses at Harvard University, one of which was "Systems of Counseling." ...


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Actor Heath Ledger's Risky the Joker Role

"I think the Joker killed Heath Ledger." So writes attorney Jay Gaskill in his review of The Dark Knight, a film about the superhero Batman. On January ...


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'Exorcist' Director Meets a Real Exorcism

William Friedkin directed the 1973 movie The Exorcist. It became one of the highest-grossing films in history, was a major pop culture influence, and ...


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