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Bizarre 1959 ‘Cigarette Psychology’ Article Explains 9 Ways People Hold Cigarettes And What It Says (10 photo)

We all know the dangers of smoking cigarettes these days, and we don’t condone it. However the 1950’s were a different time, where the advertising and cultural pressure to smoke were strong. This article, from a 1959 issue of Caper Magazine, shows a few examples of what psychoanalyst Dr. William Neutra hypothesized after observing the ways people chose to smoke.

We all know the dangers of smoking cigarettes these days, and we don’t condone it. However the 1950’s were a different time, where the advertising and cultural pressure to smoke were strong.

28 Psychological Experiments That Revealed Incredible And Uncomfortable Truths About Ourselves (28 photo + 1 GIF)

Although as humans we have always been fascinated with the workings of the mind and the reasons behind our behavior, it wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century that Experimental psychology really took off. We have compiled a list of some of the most famous and thought-provoking psychology experiments that have been carried out in the last century.

Although as humans we have always been fascinated with the workings of the mind and the reasons behind our behavior, ...

Pareidolia - Seeing Faces (14 photo)

The brain is quite talented at recognizing human faces; perhaps too talented. We often see face-like qualities in inanimate objects and interpret the pattern as a face. Here are a few examples of this psychological phenomenon!

The brain is quite talented at recognizing human faces; perhaps too talented. We often see face-like qualities in inanimate objects and interpret the pattern as a face.