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“Sandra, a fifth-grade teacher, has just completed a science unit on molecules, and her class has done well on the unit test she just handed back. After going over the test, the class heads to recess. Sandra overhears one student who received a...
“Everybody lies”—or so says the protagonist on Fox TV’s popular medical drama, “House”. Gregory House is Vicodin-addicted, self-centered, and a brilliant diagnostician—and he does indeed discover—that most of his patients lie about...
I had the pleasure of seeing a wonderful comedian and storyteller—Mike Birbiglia—live in New York last year in a one-man show called “Sleepwalk With Me”, and again on a Comedy Central special several months ago. The special, called “What I...
This is really not a facetious question. Depending on your case facts and which side you are representing (plaintiff, prosecution, or defense)—you will do better to craft a case story that will either carefully think through the evidence or not think...
A post at PsyBlog says we can’t help but believe what we read. At least at first glance. We simply take in new information and accept it uncritically. Then we assess the information for validity—IF we take the time to think. Without thinking (or...
