Birth of a Notion: Implicit Social Cognition and the "Birther" Movement

Deeply held beliefs make it easy to accept the absurd

A black president, however, causes great cognitive dissonance in some. But members of the “birther” movement have found a clever solution: Obama isn’t really president! Because he wasn’t really born in the USA! Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 14, 2009

Mirsky makes excellent use of some multisyllabic words, and actually presents an easily readable short article that adds a little insight.

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