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Why children believe (or not) that Santa Claus exists

  • Written by Jacqueline D. Woolley, Professor and Department of Psychology Chair, University of Texas at Austin
imageParents go to great lengths to make their kids believe the Santa myth.Boglarka Bodnar/MTI via AP

The holiday season is upon us, and so are its attendant myths, most prominent of which is the Santa Claus story. This is the time that many children are told about a man who lives forever, resides at the North Pole, knows what every child in the world...

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