
Love is blind, according to Shakespeare and a new study.
What does it mean to fall in love? Continue reading
Love is blind, according to Shakespeare and a new study.
What does it mean to fall in love? Continue reading
Posted in Attention, Cognitive Psychology, Emotions, Learning, Memory, Psychology, Self-control
Tagged empirical, experiment, research
Dr. Albert Ellis was a practitioner of rational emotive behavior therapy. During his time as a therapist, he identified 12 irrational beliefs that many people have. Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Psychology, Coping, Mental Health
Tagged beliefs, irrational
Stress does not always block learning.
A number of studies have examined how stress affects learning and memory, but the literature has shown mixed results.
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Why should you forgive someone for being unfair? In fact, research shows that forgiveness can enhance psychological well-being, physiological health, and spiritual well-being Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Personal Development, Psychology, Well-being
Tagged experimental research, forgiveness
Mindfulness training develops our ability to stay focused in the here and now.
This post describes four main components through which mindfulness meditation works. If you ever wondered why mindfulness is so effective in improving personal well-being, you might want to continue your reading. Continue reading
Posted in Attention, Cognitive Psychology, Emotions, Meditation, Personal Development, Psychology
Tagged body awareness, meditation, mindfulness, research
This short video shows how my aquarium fish learned to associate food with the sound of a feeder through classical conditioning. Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Psychology
Tagged classical conditioning, experiment, Ivan Pavlov
The accuracy of an eyewitness’ memory is open to question.
Confidence in one’s memory is generally believed to be a sign of memory accuracy, but this is not always the case. Some studies have shown a high correlation between confidence and accuracy, while others have shown little to no correlation. Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Psychology
Tagged court, experimental research, eyewitness, eyewitness memory, memory accuracy
When we make decisions or judgments, we often use mental shortcuts. The purpose of mental shortcuts is to ease the “cognitive load” of making decisions.
Mental shortcuts are helpful because they allow us to make quick decisions, but sometimes they result in “thinking errors” or so-called cognitive biases. We should be aware of these biases because they prevent us from thinking rationally.
Posted in Cognitive Bias, Psychology