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Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t — you’re right.” This observation speaks to the power of belief. A belief system is a set of principles and ideologies that we ...

Cognitive dissonance, a psychological concept coined by psychologist Leon Festinger, refers to the state of discomfort or unease that arises when conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values are held ...

Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and ...