Psychology
Negative Subliminal Stimuli and Emotional Manipulation
Negative subliminal stimuli can influence our emotions and preferences. They can also affect how we feel about things that we perceive consciously. […]
Psychology
Psychology
Sound and Self-Help: Can Subliminal Audio Stimuli Motivate People?
Subliminal stimuli are usually visual—pictures or words that occur too quickly to be processed consciously. But we can also have subliminal audio stimuli—sound waves that cannot be heard consciously. […]
Psychology
The Limits of the Human Brain
Many people have spent a considerable amount of time to study the human brain. Due to these studies, some people have come to a conclusion that human beings use only 10% of their brains. However convincing the argument might appear, it is not true. […]
Psychology
All About IQ
The IQ test, introduced in 1904, was just a measure of the ratio of a person’s mental age to their actual age. In the modern days, the IQ tests have been misused and there have been a number of misconceptions around these tests. […]
Psychology
Unlearning the Learning Styles
The education departments of schools and universities have emphasized that there are three broad categories of learners: seers, hearers, and doers. The researchers have carried out experiments to test the validity of this belief and the results have been an eye-opener. […]
Psychology
Solving the Mystery of the Left-Brain and Right-Brain Myth
The human brain has always fascinated the scientists. The human brain does have two hemispheres, one left and one right, but to call someone a right-brained or a left-brained person is a myth. […]
Psychology
The Controversial Repressed Memory and Flashbulb Memory
Repressed and flashbulb memories are significant from the perspectives of clinical practitioners and the judicial system. However, lack of scientific evidence makes the concept of these memories controversial. […]
Psychology
Why Do We Forget? Exploring Some Common Theories
Why do we forget in spite of having amazing memories? , we routinely forget things. For years now, cognitive psychologists have been trying to explain why we forget things using various theories, the most common of them being decay and interference. […]
Psychology
Temporal Discounting and Self-Control: How Waiting Kills Value
Temporal discounting in psychology is the factor that makes people choose immediate rewards over remote ones, regardless of the real difference in value. The more one has to wait for a reward, the less they perceive it as valuable. This is also why we lack self-control in some situations. […]
Psychology
Self-Control Techniques and Requirements
Self-control is difficult, but essential, human behavior. Throughout history, people have tried to find ways to make self-control easier. Although these attempts approach the problem differently, they have one thing in common: preserving willpower for critical decisions. […]