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The Psychologist Who Asked What “Gifted” Really Means

The idea of a child being gifted usually makes us picture someone who picks up things more quickly than other children, does very well at school, or scores highly on an intelligence test. Yet superior intellectual ability does not necessarily

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Why Dating an Older Man Can Offer a Different Approach to Romance

Romance with a man 15 years older has a different set of defaults. The pace is slower, the plans are more concrete, and the conversation about what this actually is happens earlier. Grand gestures are mostly absent. Some women find

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Are Competitive Exams in India Reaching a Breaking Point?

When one exam starts deciding your future, imagine waking up at 4:30 a.m., travelling hours to a faraway examination centre, months or even years of rigorous preparation for the exam, only to find out that it gets cancelled because of

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IIT Bombay Faces Massive Protests After Student Suicide

Disclaimer: The following article may contain words and themes that are emotionally sensitive and can be triggering. Please read with caution. This material is for awareness purposes only. IIT Bombay agreed to 18 demands by students on Sunday following prolonged

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Little Albert Experiment: What It Taught Us About Fear, Conditioning and Research Ethics

One of psychology’s most famous experiments is the Little Albert Experiment. In 1920,  psychologist John B. Watson and his graduate student Rosalie Rayner published their study  titled “Conditioned Emotional Reactions.” Through this study, it was demonstrated that emotional responses can

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Punishment in Psychology: How It Changes Behaviour and What It Teaches Us

Think of a child reaching out for an object they are not supposed to touch. They receive a stern warning and pull back their hand. In that moment, the behaviour stops, but does it mean the child has actually learned

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Kerala Child Panel Instructs Gender-Friendly Norms In Schools

In a historic move, the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked schools to allow boys and non-gender-conforming students to grow their hair. The directive comes after two petitions were filed regarding school rules and anti-gender-neutral discrimination.

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Karen Horney’s Challenge to Freudian Psychology

In the early 1900s, Sigmund Freud‘s psychoanalysis ruled psychological thought on the human mind. Most of the field believed its central tenets: behaviour is largely a function of unconscious instincts, personality is largely formed in early childhood, and women’s psychology

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Birth Order: Myth or Science? Does It Shape Personality?

Do you think your place in the family- eldest, middle, or youngest- shapes who you are? Parents often insist they treat their children equally, yet family jokes about the “bossy eldest”, the “rebellious middle”, or the “pampered youngest” persist across

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India Scans META for Online Child Sexual Abuse

META India will now report online child sexual abuse and exploitation directly to the Cyber Crime portal following a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) order. The NCPCR conducted investigations following a BBC documentary that exposed child sexual