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Psychology, more than other sciences, yields research topics based on common sense or folk wisdom. Earlier, we talked about commonsense folk wisdoms such as Absence makes the heart grow fonder and Out of sight, out of mind. Research topics can be generated from common sense, and, indeed, a lot of research has been done to test the veracity of folk wisdom.