Psychology

Ever wonder why some children choose to be invisible or avoid other people? Being a part of the roles in a dysfunctional family, a lost child is a child who chooses to 'escape' every possible encounter that has the potential to hurt them as an act of defense mechanism. Check it out!

Sensing and intuition can be one of the harder spectrums in MBTI to understand. For some, their sensing or intuitive traits are noticeably strong. For others, sensing and intuition are secondary to feeling and thinking. To learn more about MBTI, read this article.

People have claimed to possess extra-sensory perception throughout human history. A 2005 Gallup poll found that over 40% of Americans believed in ESP, but is there any scientific evidence to back this?

This article explains some aspects of creative thinking and a simple problem-solving technique. You'll also find a helpful real-life example.

Learning how to read body language offers a useful life skill. What someone says or doesn't say can be betrayed by their actions. What's their posture? Facial expression? How can you tell when a partner has a secret? Is the perfect job candidate really ideal? Nonverbal communication offers clues.

Can a rational human being of normal intelligence have unwanted thoughts placed in their minds by psychological techniques?

Social psychologists engaged in a series of studies to examine how conflict develops between groups.

People often change their behavior based on the people they encounter to feel a sense of belonging. Learn the psychology of this attitude as we analyze the various aspects of socially adaptable behavior.

Deciphering how the brain learns is crucial to knowing ourselves. Through neuroscience, we have found an amazing surprise: neurons which fire through mimicry! These are the mirror neurons, and their true nature is still clouded in mystery.

High-functioning depression is commonly misunderstood and mislabeled. Although millions of individuals suffer from this malady across the world, it is not a mental disease.

These are hands down the five most useful personality tests currently available: StrengthsFinder, DISC, Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, Love Languages.

This article discusses what math anxiety is, where it comes from, and various ways to treat it, including cognitive reappraisal and brain imaging.

Which term best describes rewarding successive approximations of a target behavior? This article looks at shaping and how it works to modify behavior, including examples of shaping and how it's done.

Psychopaths are known for being manipulative and exploitative. According to research, they have the ability to detect vulnerability in others based on the way they walk. This fuels their exploitative skills and helps psychopathic criminals pick their victims.

A prominent cognitive scientist invites you to take a proverbial "red pill" and explore his theory of "conscious realism." But be warned—you may never see the world in the same way again.

Advertising in unavoidable in today's environment. So how does it impact us? Advertising is a form of manipulation that effects our brain activity and mental well-being through forms of persuasion and conditioning.

Late in the 19th century a peculiar affliction struck lumberjacks in New England.

This article discusses how psychopathic traits could be beneficial in a corporate setting for business and capitalism.

This article discusses how psychopathic traits could be beneficial for the individual who wants to achieve their own personal goals.

This article discusses what psychopathy is and whether psychopathy can be beneficial in certain contexts. Learn the definition of psychopathy and psychopathic traits.

Meditation has not always been readily available in the West, yet in recent decades it has become popular and accessible both in lay and religious circles. The scientific community has caught up and research on meditation has been growing steadily since the end of the 20th century.

We usually evaluate risk emotionally when what’s required is a rational assessment of danger.

What does machine learning and evolution have in common? More than you may realize...

Our ability to judge people's characters is not as objective as we think; the human brain possesses primitive, limbic circuits, and our opinions are based entirely on the way that people speak to us and make us feel. Use this to your advantage, and anyone you meet will love you and want to help you.

The decisions we make and the actions we take are a vital part of what makes us human. Life is about making complicated choices, and yet, there are people out there that want to prevent you from being independent. They want to control your every action and zap away any shot of freedom.

Sometimes people have a strong memory of something happening and are surprised to find out that their recollection doesn’t match up with the historical record. It's called the Mandela Effect.

Feeling an irresistible urge to click on this article? Well, you are not alone. Many of us seem to crave for novelty, new information and can't stop scrolling or reading social media feeds.

Find out the meaning of crossed legs. We'll take a look at several common variations, both sitting and standing.

This article discusses lucid dreaming, provides instructions to help individuals achieve lucidity in dreams, and offers two practical applications of the lucid dream state for proficient lucid dreamers.

The movie Fatal Attraction led to widespread discussion about borderline personality disorder. This resulted in increased awareness but also increased misunderstanding of the disorder.

What is the meaning of clasping the hands? A look at the variations of this commonly seen pose, including its possible genetic component.

Adaptors in nonverbal communication have an effect on how we view others and how they view us. A look at self, alter, and object adaptors, including when they're usually seen and what triggers them.

Rubbing hands together can mean two different things depending on the speed of the movement. Learn about this bit of body language: when it's usually seen and what it suggests.

The idea that criminals share certain physical characteristics was developed by an Italian physician in the 19th century.

"Mansplain" is a new buzzword in regards to the sometimes awkward communication challenges between men and women. Mansplaining psychology, which uses cognitive science, can help to explain this social phenomenon.

Platonic touch, despite its benefits to physical and mental health, is not as common in Western culture as it should be. This article discusses touch deprivation at a societal scale in addition to the specific benefits of touch.

Psychology research often presents surprising findings regarding how the mind works, how we think about ourselves and others and how we interact with the world. This article discusses several of these results.

Many social psychology experts question if social media is actually making us less social and even lonely.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder involves severe distress over an imagined or barely noticeable physical defect, often resulting in extreme plastic surgery procedures.

Duck's model of relationship breakdown explains the stages we all go through when experiencing a breakup. An advantage of this model is that it can be used to prevent breakups from happening entirely, but some argue that the model does not apply to everyone.

The social exchange theory claims that romantic relationships will last if the rational calculation of cost and benefit seems worthwhile. However, can we really use such economic terms when discussing romance?

This article looks at the body language of the hands on the hips posture, including a breakdown of its components and what they suggest about its meaning.

The article explains why we assume other people's negative behavior is due to personal factors or internal to them, while we explain our own negative behavior based on our situation or external to us.

A look at the arms behind the back pose with or without a wrist or arm clasp.

The filter theory offers an explanation as to how we narrow potential romantic partners to choose someone who is right for us. It is considered a useful tool to help us avoid making the wrong decisions, but just how well can it be applied in real life?

Narcissism has been increasing since the 1970s yet the increase in college students since 2002 has been drastic and could have serious consequences.

This article looks at the hands-behind-the-head pose. What do its elements suggest about what it means and why someone might be doing it?

Subliminal messages are perceived by the unconscious brain. There is not as much subliminal messaging happening in the US now as previously reported, but there could be subtle messages that are received unconsciously. Messaging has probably been used by or political operatives, yet it may not work.

Musings on the dawning of the Age of Aquarius and the concept of "indigo children" in a hyper-medicated and diagnosed population.

What is Darwin's theory of sexual selection and how does it affect our partner choice? Darwin uses evolution to explain attraction but is this the case for all relationships?