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Cognitive

Mere Exposure Effect

You head to the supermarket to pick up a box of cereal. You don’t have much idea about other brands, but you buy

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Cognitive

The Five Stages of Memory 

Memory is strange. We suddenly remember random jingles from childhood ads. And then there are times when we meet someone and instantly forget

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Motivation

Self-Determination Theory 

Questions about what motivates us have fascinated psychologists for decades. Early theories suggested that it is rewards and punishments that drive us to

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Cognitive

Psychology of Deception

Lying is as old as the life of man itself. White lies to fat lies, we lie occasionally to rescue others, some to

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Cognitive

Loss Aversion Explained: What Shapes Our Fear of Losing? 

Remember the sinking feeling of misplacing something valuable or watching a dream opportunity slip away? Loss has a heaviness to it and feels

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Health

How Stress Affects the Immune System: The Mind Body Connection

“Is it Monday already?” – the first thought that pops into your head, as you wake up by a blaring alarm clock, reminding

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Entrances

How to Prepare for Psychology Entrance Exams: Key Topics and Study Techniques 

This article offers a practical guide to help you prepare effectively for Psychology entrance exams, covering key topics for undergraduate and postgraduate Psychology

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Social

The Bystander Effect : Why do people hesitate to help in emergencies

Have you ever attended a meeting where some clear blunder was made by an individual, and yet no one chose to speak? Or

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Cognitive

Cognitive Overload: Why Your Brain Struggles to Keep Up

There may be days when you find it difficult to manage multiple tasks all at once to the extent that you feel extremely

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Cognitive

Erich Fromm’s Insights on Personality, Society, and the Modern World

Erich Fromm, a German Social Psychologist and Psychoanalyst was the only child born to Jewish parents Naphtali Fromm and Rosa Krause, on March

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