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  2. Illusory truth effect - Wikipedia

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    At first, the illusory truth effect was believed to occur only when individuals are highly uncertain about a given statement. [1] Psychologists also assumed that "outlandish" headlines wouldn't produce this effect however, recent research shows the illusory truth effect is indeed at play with false news. [5]

  3. Compulsive behavior - Wikipedia

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    [3] [5] "Compulsive behavior is when someone keeps doing the same action because they feel like they have to, even though they know these actions do not align with their goals." [ 6 ] There are many different types of compulsive behaviors including shopping , hoarding , eating , gambling , trichotillomania and picking skin , itching , checking ...

  4. Compulsive buying disorder - Wikipedia

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    Others, however, object, stating that such psychological explanations for compulsive buying do not apply to all people with CBD. [ 36 ] Social conditions also play an important role in CBD, the rise of consumer culture contributing to the view of compulsive buying as a specifically postmodern addiction, particularly with regard to internet ...

  5. 24 Habits That Have A Bad Reputation But Are Actually ... - AOL

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    Image credits: anon In his article for Psychology Today, Judson Brewer (M.D., Ph.D.) writes that these 3 components show up every time we hit the vape pen, eat some candy, or check our social ...

  6. 109 Times People Were Doing Something Very Wrong For Years - AOL

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    Image credits: milwbrewsox #7. My wife and I have this ceiling fan/light in our bedroom in the house we moved into two years ago. It has a remote control for the fan and lights.

  7. Opinion - A famous CEO is often bad for business - AOL

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    Elon Musk just became the first person to be worth over $400 billion, a staggering figure that puts him in a league of his own. But in other ways, Musk is part of a growing class of executives ...

  8. Repetition compulsion - Wikipedia

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    Repetition compulsion is the unconscious tendency of a person to repeat a traumatic event or its circumstances. This may take the form of symbolically or literally re-enacting the event, or putting oneself in situations where the event is likely to occur again.

  9. Malicious compliance - Wikipedia

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    There is no universally agreed-upon definition of malicious compliance. Among those ventured, a principle characteristic includes establishing 'malice' as a behavior "always meant in some way to damage, humiliate or threaten the established power structure, regardless of what level that may be".