Psychology
The Importance of Empirical Research in Psychology
Psychology is a science. It uses careful research and scientific process to come to its conclusions, which is very important, as that is what separates it from pseudo-psychology. […]
Psychology
Psychology
The Main Goals of Psychology
Psychology studies how people think, feel, remember, and act. The four main goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and bring about changes. […]
Psychology
Perceptions and Beliefs Are Not Reality
The gap between appearance and reality and misperception of the factors that drive how others behave, even when that behavior is identical to our own, occurs quite regularly. […]
Psychology
Consciousness and the Brain: The Greatest Mystery of Being Human
The difficulty about the question of consciousness has led many scientists to suggest that our assumptions about how the brain works must be wrong somehow. […]
Psychology
Human Mysteries: Why Do We Make and Enjoy Art?
Artists often report getting lost in their work for long periods of time. Flow is an exceptionally pleasurable experience. […]
Psychology
Human Behavior: The Mysteries of Laughter and Kissing
Laughter and kissing are part of normal human behavior, but their origins and purposes are still a mystery. […]
Psychology
Does Relationship Satisfaction Decline after Marriage?
Relationship satisfaction is what keeps a couple together. When it declines, many people prefer a divorce, even after 20 years of marriage. […]
Psychology
What Type of People Have More Successful Relationships?
How do successful relationships get successful? There are many factors that should be included in the answer, but a very important one is the people themselves. Some people simply can manage relationships better than others. […]
Psychology
Blushing through Evolution: Do Animals Blush?
People have studied blushing through evolution to see whether it is specific to humans only. They have found that surprisingly, blushing has helped many species to survive. […]
Psychology
Scientific Explanations for Blushing
Blushing as a subject has been puzzling enough to make Darwin wonder why it really happens. Different scientific explanations have been given for blushing, but we are still looking for answers. […]