Let's expand and share our knowledge! Interesting facts, science, education,...
MoreWhy is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone "important"? Why are we more likely to fall in love when there's danger involved? In , renowned organizationa...
The psychologist's ambivalent relationship with the world of mysticism and magic
Fear is the brain\'s reaction to a stimulus where chemicals are released that raise the heart rate. Learn about fear and the different fear responses.
HAHA, this was cool. loved it. I never managed to get even a single answer right. Cheers!
Concerns about non-users being maladjusted are unfounded and unfair.
Experiment finds caffeine drinkers more influenced by a persuasive message than a placebo group.
: extraverts have an extraverted function as their leading function (, , , or ), while introverts have an introverted one (, , , or ).
If you've ever been convinced by a salesperson that you truly wanted a product, done something too instinctively, or made choices that seemed entirely out of character, then you've had an idea planted in your mind.
[caption id=
refers to the ability to use memory to picture and plan future events. It is a subcategory of "mental time travel" which Suddendorf and Corballis described to be the process that allows people to imagine both past and potential future events. Mental ...
[Photo by Tinker Tailor] Would you believe that people who live with each other for 25 years actually develop similar facial features? I don't just mean that people tend to choose partners who resemble them, rather that over time together