Do What You Love and Stay Motivated (Self-Determination Theory)
When you do the things you love or enjoy, you will feel a high degree of inner motivation. Feelings of autonomy, competence and relatedness are essential for inner …
Can Personality Explain Why Some People Use Social Network Sites More Than Others?
Facebook is one of many social network sites (SNS) where people present themselves in certain ways and maintain their relationships, but what does research say about …
Were Our Ancestors Depressed?
In this article, I will try to sum up some evolutionary theories of depression. Have people always been depressed, or how is it?
How Money Affects the Brain’s Reward System (Why Money is Addictive)
A study by Elliott and colleagues (2003), published in The Journal of Neuroscience, used a functional magnetic resonance imaging technique (fMRI) to identify the brain areas that …
Why Are Some People More Social Than Others? The Difference Between Introverts and Extraverts
Why is it that some people enjoy going to parties, doing conferences, talking in public, and others absolutely do not?
What is the Self and How is it Formed? 3 Very Different Theories Try to Explain it
To know oneself (or one’s self) is in fact a life long project. We spend a huge amount of time to get to know people and …