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Seven Perspectives, One Behavior

Modern psychology explains behavior through seven complementary lenses — and each sees the same act differently. Tap a perspective to watch it re-explain one everyday behavior: a shove in a crowded line.

Pick a perspective

Behavior being explained: one person shoves another in a crowded line. Every lens below looks at this same act.
The seven perspectivestap one to begin
One behavior, seven lensesPsychology has no single explanation for why people act as they do. Instead it offers seven perspectives, each asking a different question about the same behavior. Tap one to see how it explains the shove.