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Do people who experience heautoscopy become unable to see their reflected image in a mirror?

I understand that people who experience autoscopy can see their body image outside them without a mirror. I had read many years back in a paper that...

Asked on 09/21/2020

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Does the functionalism view of sociology assume that institutions are intentionally designed to serve their functions?

From my limited knowledge, the structural-functional view focuses on the functions of different institutions. However, that doesn't state what created these institutions in the first place. Even if institutions were...

Asked on 09/19/2020 by J Li

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Starting academic textbook/survey article for the field of persuasive communication?

I am quite interested in this topic and trying to find rigorous academic sources. The Wikipedia link of persuasive speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasive_speech is not relevant to this academic...

Asked on 09/18/2020

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Why does Jung suggest that we need to defend our psyche from original religious experience?

I am reading "Psychology and Religion" which is a transcribed lecture by Carl Jung. In this lecture he mentions several times how the psyche uses dogma and ritual to defend...

Asked on 09/18/2020 by Hasselhoff

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A doctor told me that cephalic index can be used to measure human intelligence, is it true?

I am roommates with a maxillofacial surgeon. He told me that during his studies he read that cephalic index can be used to measure intelligence. And he further explained that...

Asked on 09/16/2020

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How do people choose at random?

This question is inspired by one asked at MathOverflow. (These questions at Cognitive Sciences and at Cross Validated might also be relevant.)Are there any studies on...

Asked on 09/12/2020 by user319

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Term for the implication of the existence of additional entities?

I am looking for the name and description of some psychological process I've observed - having two steps assuming the implication of third. For example - when I sometimes think...

Asked on 09/08/2020 by Ch3shire

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What is the difference between naive cynicism and naive realism?

I understand Naive realism as: I am objective and whoever disagrees with me is biased.I don't get Naive cynicism though. Does is stand for: I am objective and others...

Asked on 09/07/2020 by avirals1

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What does "oddly related" mean in a mental status exam?

Mental Status Exams done by psychiatrists often include a description of the "relatedness" of a patient. Sometimes, patients are described as "oddly related." What is "relatedness" and what qualifies as...

Asked on 08/13/2020

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Applying the "easy to difficult" approach in car driving lessons

I've been wondering, why isn't the "easy to difficult" approach the norm in car driving lessons. For example, first learning all that can be learnt on a car simulator, then...

Asked on 08/11/2020

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