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People are still engaging in risky behavior, despite rising COVID-19 cases. Psychologists explain why.

People have attended Halloween parties, worked out at gyms, and dined indoors at restaurants, even as coronavirus case numbers have steadily climbed over the last month. Why?

A waiter in a protective face mask takes a customer's order during lunch at a restaurant in Hoboken, N.J., in September.
A waiter in a protective face mask takes a customer's order during lunch at a restaurant in Hoboken, N.J., in September.Read moreEduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP File
    by Bethany Ao
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