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  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Appeal to Novelty: Shiny New Equals Better?

newer is often better
No matter how shiny or new something appears, understanding the appeal to novelty can help you make smarter, more informed choices.
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 17, 2025
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  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Framing Effects: How Wording Warps Decisions

wording influences decision making
Navigating how wording influences choices reveals subtle tricks behind decision-making, leaving you wondering how much your perceptions are truly your own.
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 7, 2025
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  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Anchoring Bias in Negotiations: Set‑Up and Counter

initial offer influence strategies
Keen negotiators know how anchoring bias influences outcomes—discover the key strategies to set or counter it effectively.
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 6, 2025
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  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Sunk‑Cost Fallacy: How It Gets Exploited

exploiting sunk cost decisions
Inevitably, understanding how the sunk-cost fallacy is exploited reveals crucial insights into smarter decision-making—keep reading to uncover the hidden strategies.
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 5, 2025
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  • Dark Psychology Tactics

False Choices: Decoy Options That Steer Decisions

misleading options influence decisions
Just when you think you’ve considered all options, false choices may be hiding the key to smarter decisions—are you ready to uncover them?
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • October 15, 2025
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  • True Crime Psychology

Eyewitness Memory: Reliability, Contamination, and Lineups

eyewitness accuracy and issues
A deep dive into the intricacies of eyewitness memory reveals startling truths about its reliability and the factors that can lead to misidentification. Discover more.
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • September 25, 2025
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  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Cognitive Dissonance: How Manipulators Exploit It

manipulators exploit cognitive dissonance
Cognitive dissonance creates a playground for manipulators; discover how they exploit your inner conflicts and learn to reclaim your power.
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • September 25, 2025
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  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Pre‑Suasion & Priming: Setting the Stage

Meta Description: Mastering pre-suasion and priming sets the stage for powerful…
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 18, 2025
facts can reinforce beliefs
  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Backfire Effect: Why Facts Can Entrench Beliefs

Keen to understand why facts sometimes strengthen false beliefs and how to avoid this…
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 18, 2025
misleading numerical accuracy claims
  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

False Precision: Misleading Numbers

Misleading numbers can deceive your judgment—discover how false precision impacts data…
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 17, 2025
newer is often better
  • Gaslighting & Manipulation

Appeal to Novelty: Shiny New Equals Better?

No matter how shiny or new something appears, understanding the appeal to novelty can…
  • The Dark Psychology Team
  • November 17, 2025
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