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Psychology Resource: xkcd Comic Strips

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This Psychology resource is a series of xkcd comic strips that are related to topics in psychology. The comic strips are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to use them in handouts etc., as long as you do not sell them. You should also attribute them to xkcd.com

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The comic strips below are the creative work of xkcd.com and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.

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Comment Link Thursday, 10 November 2011 13:53 posted by psychologist
I just cant stop laughing :)
AWESOME
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