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Let’s hear it for psychology, a better than average science

9 May 2018

It’s often derided as a pseudoscience, but every once in a while experimental psychology delivers a result that changes the way we think about ourselves

Deluded drivers: The startling discovery that changed psychology

9 May 2018

A 1960s survey of drivers hospitalised after accidents found that they still rated their skills as exceptional – and we all have similar blind spots

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Let’s hear it for psychology, a better than average science

Deluded drivers: The startling discovery that changed psychology

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