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Science and Psychology is a personal blog to provide information related to psychological facts and somehow articles related to it. There are so many developments in Western Countries, but when it comes to Eastern countries, we are far behind.

The regular study and hard work in psychology can really benefit to our society. So, this website focuses on giving chance to youth to publish their articles related to Science and psychology.All the articles related to psychology are welcomed. 


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