Psychology
Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology Help Explain Why Facts Don’t Change Minds
Our worldview forms during childhood as a result of our socialization within a particular cultural context. Our views get reinforced over time by the social groups we keep, the media we consume, and even the way in which our brains are wired. Challenging our worldviews with facts can feel like an attack on our personal…
Read MoreA psychologist spent five years studying world cup penalty shootouts
There are more people who have traveled to space than soccer players who have taken a penalty kick in a World Cup shootout, and there is nobody on this planet who has done more to understand the minds of those athletes than a psychologist named Geir Jordet. Players who hurried through penalties missed more than…
Read MoreMimetic learning: the power of learning through imitation
We all know that children learn through imitation. They observe and then mimic their parents when learning how to speak, perform new motor skills, and interact with others. What you may not know is that mimetic learning is a lifelong process. In adulthood as well, the way we behave is heavily influenced by how others…
Read MoreWhat Is The Psychology of Advertising?
To encourage you to buy their product, companies may try to elicit a certain emotion. This is known as the psychology of advertising. So, how do they do it? Using cute animals Who hasn’t stopped scrolling their social media feeds to watch a cat video or look at a funny dog meme? Animals often bring about…
Read MoreA Happiness Columnist’s Three Biggest Happiness Rules
Each of us should also keep in mind some large truths from the science of happiness that can transcend circumstance and time, guiding us across all of our life’s events, from the trivial to the momentous. These are, you might say, the three maxims of happiness. Maxim 1: Mother Nature doesn’t care if you are…
Read MoreCreative Problem Solving: from complex challenge to innovative solution
Even if you usually excel at finding solutions, there will be times when it seems that there’s no obvious answer to a problem. It could be that you’re facing a unique challenge that you’ve never needed to overcome before. Creative Problem Solving offers a structured method to help you find an innovative and effective solution.…
Read MoreThe paradoxical power of humility: how being humble is a strength
Confusion around the definition of humility is common. Some may incorrectly assume that those who are humble have low self-esteem or a low opinion of themselves. A person who is humble is likely to be more courteous, respectful, and in tune with the feelings of others. Dr JianChun Yang and colleagues further investigated why humility among leaders is…
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