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The science behind thinking things are worse than they really are

An article in the journal "Nature" titled "The Illusion of Moral Decline" argues that the perception that things are going downhill is heavily influenced by the way our brains work, particularly, two well-established psychological phenomena. Adam Mastroianni, experimental psychologist and author of the piece, joins CBS News to break down his findings.
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