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5 days ago · Social comparison theory (SCT), introduced by psychologist Leon Festinger in 1954, posits that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they stack up against others.
1 day ago · Leon Festinger, in particular, provided the discipline with an array of outstanding students—the most renowned of whom is Elliot Aronson. Like Deutsch, Aronson has proven to be the ultimate Lewinian of his generation, for he, too, combines the two sides of the tradition (Pettigrew, 2010 ).
1 day ago · It was the first time since 1961 (when Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise won for West Side Story) that two directors received the Academy Award for Best Director at the same time. In January 2008, Ethan Coen's play Almost an Evening premiered off-broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company Stage 2, opening to mostly enthusiastic reviews.
3 days ago · Stephen John Coogan ( / ˈkuːɡən /; born 14 October 1965) is an English [a] comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which he developed while working with Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris on On the Hour and The Day Today.
1 day ago · Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias, [a] or congeniality bias [2]) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. [3] People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or ...
1 day ago · Bob Faith is the founder, chairman and CEO of global real estate firm Greystar, active in property and investment management and development services. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, the firm...
5 days ago · The controversial French filmmaker’s Last Summer depicts a steamy affair between a middle-aged woman and her husband’s 17-year-old son from a previous marriage. She explains why she’s not a provocateur—and why she doesn’t need an intimacy coordinator. Advertisement. Features. Sundance x Chicago Brings Film's Premier Festival to the Windy City.
