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I really wanted to share this really interesting video on Evolutionary Psychology from Reason.tv where they talk about the importance of economics in the understanding of human's evolutionary psychology. They make the argument that the hunter gatherer psychology in the human psyche makes people not...
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[quote user="Wikipedia"]Psychological projection [is] where a person subconsciously denies his or her own attributes, thoughts, and emotions, which are then ascribed to the outside world, usually to other people.[/quote] (My emphasis. I'm not splitting hairs to bicker, but because I'm...
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Hi all. I've read both RTR and NVC, and to me they seem kinda' similar but also different. I'd like to invite you all to discuss this with me. First of all, both seem to boil down (simplifying a bit) to telling you to say what you feel in the moment, listen to what the other person is feeling...
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Does anybody know what is up with this whole hatred toward Nathaniel Branden and his self-esteem books (mostly by Murray Rothbard and Thomas Szasz)? I've been looking around to find criticisms, and I can't help but feel that some of the criticisms toward Mr. Branden are pretty harsh. From what...
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Hello, I'm Chaskin and I'm new to the boards! I'm 18, I live in NY and I wanted to post about a dream I had a few nights ago. Sorry if it's a little foggy. I was being pursued by the police force. My father (in my dream) was chief of police. (I don't remember what I was being pursued...
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Greetings everyone. I'll apologize in advance for this being somewhat long, but I have to tell a little back story before I get to the crux of the problem if I am to hope anyone can offer advice. Like far too many kids, my sister and I are from a "broken" home. Our parents divorced when...
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Please watche these two videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EpeF1fcji0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYYXq1Ox4sk&feature=feedf Numaste
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Does anyone have any links or references about what Stef says about Freud, specifically how he changed his theories on his patients' recants of rape and incest (into the formation of the Oedipus and Electra Complexes) so he did not upset the Vienna locals? I've found this very interesting since...
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Keynesian economic theory and utilitarian wealth redistribution both have a common feature of a disrespect for history.That is the theories suggest the elites can create a present to their liking independent of history. This is a cross over with economics and psychology, but this would suggest the elites...
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Not as much as we think JONATHAN HAIDT Psychologist, University of Virginia; Author, The Happiness Hypothesis The closest thing to a persistent flat earth belief in psychology is probably the view that experiences in the first five years of life largely shape the personality of the adult. (The child...