Personality Psychology
Self-Efficacy is Related to Motivation and Performance, Research Shows
The degree to which people believe in themselves and their own capabilities is important for their motivation and success. People’s capabilities are important, but what …
Study: People With Self-Discipline Are Happier
When we think of people with a high self-control, we cannot avoid thinking about how restrained and deprived they might be. Whenever we restrain ourselves, …
Are We More Connected to our Family and Friends? Yes, Brain Study Shows
A brain study by Beckes and colleagues (2013) shows how familiarity increases empathy, making the boundary between self and other less clear. The researchers used a fMRI …
Are You Wise? Here is a 5 Factor Checklist Based on Research
What is wisdom? Wisdom can be defined as an expert knowledge system concerning the fundamental pragmatics of life, and it has five major components, research shows (Baltes & …
What You Didn’t Know About Your Boss: Possession of Power Changes How the Brain Responds to Others
It is often observed that power can change people. But why is that? A new study by Hogeveen and colleagues (2013) examined this. In short, the study shows that …
From Where Do We Get Our Morality? From Religion or Intuition?
Purzycki (2013) has compared two cultures with different religions (American Christians and Buddhist-animist Tyvans). The author wanted to examine cross-cultural variations in the representations of their gods, and …
Study: Attitudes About Celebrities Are Fairly Stable Over Time
Many people worship celebrities, but is this tendency stable over time? This would mean that certain types of people consistently worship celebrities. Indeed, some people …
Psychological Myopia: The Tendency to Think Short-Sightedly
Psychological myopia refers to the tendency in decision makers to focus on information immediately related to their judgment and to ignore other, less prominent, pieces …