Positive thinking can feel like a job to do, while negative thinking seems to happen more automatically. In fact, this is true at a very fundamental level of the brain, studies show. It is called the negativity bias. Continue reading
The human brain is sophisticated. It separates us from all other animals. It allows us to have abstract ideas and to solve complex problems. We are rational social beings, or are we? Continue reading
Why would people maintain negative self-evaluations when they result in a great degree of distress? What purpose do negative self-evaluations have? Do they help us solve our problems, or do they help us in some other way? It seems not. Continue reading
Is this girl angry or sad? It’s hard to tell.
Have you ever said to someone, “I know how you feel“? Well, I think most of us have at some point, but do we truly know how others feel, or is it just a saying that we use for better or worse? Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Emotions, Mental Health, Psychology, Therapy, Well-being
Tagged emotions, psychotherapy, therapy
Brain training is a hot topic. It’s a million-dollar business and its popularity is still increasing. We have been interested in increasing people’s intelligence since the study of intelligence, but computerized brain training is a relatively new invention. Continue reading
When we are upset, we are hardly ever rational. This psychological phenomenon is the affect heuristic.
Do you feel that your emotions control what you think? Or do you find it difficult to be rational when you are emotional? Continue reading
Posted in Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Psychology
Tagged analytic thinking mode, cognitive bias, the affect heuristic
Do you make shopping lists? Do you use your calendar for planning? Or do you otherwise tend to write down your thoughts? Good! Writing things down can help you become more mindful and consciously aware. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Behaviors, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Meditation, Memory, Personal Development, Psychology
Tagged mindfulness, shopping lists, writing
Is the magical number 7 so magical, after all?
Myth: People can hold 7±2 objects in their short-term memory.
Fact: English-speaking people can on average hold 7±2 unidimensional objects in their short-term memory. Continue reading
My name is Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology.
