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The Psychology of Inspirational Women: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Welcome to our Psychology of Inspirational Women series, in which Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Janina Scarlet talks us through the mindset of our favorite female characters. Spoilers for Buffy...
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The Psychology of Inspirational Women: Katniss Everdeen
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The Psychology of Inspirational Women: Black Canary (Laurel Lance)
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The Psychology of Inspirational Women: Grimm’s Juliette Silverton
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The Psychology of Inspirational Women: Veronica Mars
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Psychologist Agrees Inside Out Nails the Science of Feels, Emotions, and...
According to Dacher Keltner, a psychology professor at University of California, Berkeley, Pixar accurately portrayed what the emotional state of an eleven year old may look like. Keltner served as a...
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The Mary Sue Exclusive: Mairghread Scott on Respectfully Depicting Sexual...
[Trigger Warning for discussion of rape and sexual assault.] If you’re a regular Mary Sue reader, you know that we frequently critique the way violence against women is depicted in media. It’s not...
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The Psychology of Inspirational Women: X-Men’s Jean Grey
I’m always Jean. And I’m always the Phoenix. I died. I scattered in a trillion directions. And then started to pull together again, outside the White Hot Room. But I’m starting to see now. Parts of...
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The Psychology of Inspirational Women: Batgirl
There have been a number of heroic women who took it upon themselves to protect the city of Gotham as Batgirl. Among the first of these was Betty Kane, who was Bat-Girl (initially hyphenated,...
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The Psychology of Fandom: Why We Get Attached to Fictional Characters
When I set out to research Fangirls, I was already well acquainted with the art of fangirling. Having been a venerable X-Files fangirl throughout my teen years, the concepts of “OTPs”, “UST” and...
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Behind Faves: Why We Grow Emotionally Attached to Celebrities
Earlier this week I wrote about Why We Get Attached to Fictional Characters, wherein I touched on some of our subconscious, psychological motivations for developing an intense emotional bond with a...
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Psychology of Inspirational Women: Hermione Granger
It’s September. For many students around the world school is back in session. It seems to also be the perfect month to talk about one of the most magical schools of all time, Hogwarts School of...
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Psychology of Inspirational Women: Morticia Addams
It’s October, the month of Halloween and a celebration of everything spooky, and it is my distinct pleasure to write about my favorite inspirational woman: Morticia Addams. Morticia Addams is the...
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Psychology of Inspirational Women: Princess Leia - “Well, I guess you don't...
This month I am honored to focus on one of the most iconic female role models of all time: Princess Leia, from Star Wars. Origins: Leia was born as Leia Amidala Skywalker, and when her mother died at...
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The Social Surrogacy Hypothesis: Why You Still Miss Firefly
[This piece was originally posted on Jennie Steinberg’s blog. It has been republished here with permission.] Last night, my partner and I watched an episode of How I Met Your Mother for the first time...
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Scientists Just Leaked 70,000 OkCupid Profiles, On Purpose. Uh …
Usually, a phrase like “OkCupid data leak” would refer to a hacking incident done with a stated intent to harm. In this case, the leaking of data from 70,000 profiles from the popular dating site...
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Why Do Trolls Engage In Sadistic Behavior? Boredom, Says a New Study
Trolls on the internet make our lives miserable literally because they have nothing better to do.
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Why Do We Like Horror Movies? The Psychology Behind Our Love of Fear, Explained
Why do we like horror films? After all, they’re pretty, well, horrific. The genre is known for being dark, gritty, gory, and filled with death, torture, and jump scares. The films specifically focus...
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8 Anime Characters Who Fit the Myers-Briggs IFSP Personality Type
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test is one of those fascinations I acquired in a middle school computer lab. It was a classic scene: instead of doing what we were supposed to be working...
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