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Group Think

09.20.2021 - By Hidden Brain, Shankar VedantamPlay

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How do the groups you identify with shape your sense of self? Do they influence the beer you buy? The way you vote? Psychologist Jay Van Bavel says our group loyalties affect us more than we realize, and can even shape our basic senses of sight, taste and smell. 

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