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  • Black and white illustration of a bottomless soup bowl representing how eating behavior is influenced by psychological and environmental cues rather than hunger.
    Social Psychology

    The Bottomless Soup Bowl (and Other Proof That Hunger Isn’t in Charge)

    briangendronphd

    December 17, 2025
  • The Bottomless Soup Bowl (and Other Proof That Hunger Isn’t in Charge)

    The Bottomless Soup Bowl (and Other Proof That Hunger Isn’t in Charge)

    December 17, 2025
  • The Batman Effect and the Hidden Influence of Subtle Social Cues

    The Batman Effect and the Hidden Influence of Subtle Social Cues

    December 6, 2025
  • Placebos: When Expectation Becomes Physiology

    Placebos: When Expectation Becomes Physiology

    November 30, 2025
  • The Psychology of Conformity in the Age of Social Media
    Social Psychology

    The Psychology of Conformity in the Age of Social Media

    October 10, 2025
  • Some Biology of Fear and Why Halloween Feels So Good
    Biopsychology

    Some Biology of Fear and Why Halloween Feels So Good

    October 31, 2025
  • When a Coin Flip Becomes “Us” vs. “Them” and What That Means for LGBTQ+ Discrimination
    Biopsychology

    When a Coin Flip Becomes “Us” vs. “Them” and What That Means for LGBTQ+ Discrimination

    November 1, 2025
  • When the Familiar Feels Foreign: Understanding Capgras Syndrome in the Digital Age
    Mental Health

    When the Familiar Feels Foreign: Understanding Capgras Syndrome in the Digital Age

    November 4, 2025
  • Memory and Why Childhood Still Lives Rent Free in Your Mind
    Lifespan Psychology

    Memory and Why Childhood Still Lives Rent Free in Your Mind

    November 4, 2025
  • Confirmation Bias: Why We Turn Up the Volume on What We Already Believe
    Cognitive Psychology

    Confirmation Bias: Why We Turn Up the Volume on What We Already Believe

    November 7, 2025
  • Maslow’s Self-Actualization in the Age of AI and Uncertainty
    Reflections

    Maslow’s Self-Actualization in the Age of AI and Uncertainty

    November 11, 2025
  • Skinner’s Walden Two, Paul Bloom’s Sweet Spot, and the Paradox of Utopia
    Social Psychology

    Skinner’s Walden Two, Paul Bloom’s Sweet Spot, and the Paradox of Utopia

    November 12, 2025
  • Willpower as a Muscle and What Happens When It Gets Tired

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    In Cognitive Psychology

    Willpower as a Muscle and What Happens When It Gets Tired

  • When the Familiar Feels Foreign: Understanding Capgras Syndrome in the Digital Age

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    briangendronphd

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    In Mental Health

    When the Familiar Feels Foreign: Understanding Capgras Syndrome in the Digital Age

  • When a Coin Flip Becomes “Us” vs. “Them” and What That Means for LGBTQ+ Discrimination

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    briangendronphd

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    In Biopsychology

    When a Coin Flip Becomes “Us” vs. “Them” and What That Means for LGBTQ+ Discrimination

  • What Does Power Smell Like?

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    In Biopsychology

    What Does Power Smell Like?

  • Tylenol and Empathy: What Painkillers Reveal About the Social Brain

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    In Biopsychology, Social Psychology

    Tylenol and Empathy: What Painkillers Reveal About the Social Brain

  • The Psychology of Conformity in the Age of Social Media

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    briangendronphd

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    In Social Psychology

    The Psychology of Conformity in the Age of Social Media

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