The Nocebo Effect: When Negative Expectations About a Treatment Result in Real Negative Outcomes
This article is about studies on the nocebo effect – the opposite of the placebo effect (which I have also written about – read more …
This article is about studies on the nocebo effect – the opposite of the placebo effect (which I have also written about – read more …
A new experiment (using a so-called Stroop test) finds that goal reminders help people solve a task that requires both working memory capacity and attentional …
Did you already drop your New Year’s Resolution? It might be too early to drop it, so what is going on? We want to see …
Our culture has too often talked in terms of conquering nature. This is about as sensible as for a caddis worm to talk of conquering …
When we feel self-inadequacy, we might try to do more as an attempt to feel better about ourselves. This, however, might result in a vicious …
Prosocial behavior, as opposed to selfish behavior, benefits others and yourself at the same time, new research shows. Prosocial behavior has a prosocial motive, such …
This article is about how your metacognitive beliefs control your thinking. Let me show you this example: How many thoughts have you had today? And …
I assume that most people think about their futures to some degree, but the difference between thinking and overthinking may be the difference between feeling …
A new study by psychologist Pia Callesen, published in the reputable journal Scientific Reports in Nature (2020), shows that Metacognitive Therapy is way more effective …
“Without self-knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a …