Richard B. Joelson DSW, LCSW Locus of Control There is a concept in the psychological literature known as locus of control that is unfamiliar to most people, even though,…
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A Recent History of Injuries and Losing for Saints
Saints: Where will the Foam Finger Point at the End of This Season? By Kenneth Cooper The injury bug hovers over Airline Drive, scoping out the practices. Though small in…
Is Implicit Bias a Useful Scientific Concept?
Lawrence T. White Ph.D. Measures of unconscious bias have a limited ability to predict actual behavior. Scores on direct measures of racial prejudice have declined steadily over the past 60…
How Do You Give Away Your Power?
Avoiding five habits that sabotage you. Diane Dreher Ph.D. While many people begin each year setting goals to improve their lives, too many of us are sabotaged by unproductive habits…
Young Black Men May Decide the Mayor’s Election
By Kenneth Cooper There are 18 people who want to have a word with you. There are some things they want you to know about your city. They will tell…
So you think your sexual fantasies are wild?
Let’s find out Livia Rusu Everybody has sexual fantasies, but some may go a bit overboard. Don’t worry, I’m not here to judge. Instead, I’d like to show you a…
What Is Narrative Bias?
Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. The illusion of causality We humans generally aren’t great at reasoning objectively about uncertainty as we go about our daily lives. We have a universal…
2 Men—1 Black, 1 White—Commit Same Crime.
Guess Which One Ended Up Dead? Michael Harriot Derek Hicks (Indianapolis Arrestee Processing Center), Aaron Bailey (National Association Against Police Brutality via Facebook) Police aren’t racist. Critics of the Black…
Most Problems Are People Problems
Mark Leary Ph.D. Self-preoccupation lies at the heart of many of life’s difficulties. Our lives are filled with many challenges. All of us struggle with personal problems such as stress,…
What Is Confirmation Bias?
Wishful thinking By Shahram Chesham Ph.D. Imagine that you have tried to reach a friend (with whom you have an ambivalent relationship) by phone (or email), leaving messages, yet…