Think of taking a sugar pill and noticing your headache disappear like it had not even existed, or going so far as to feel nauseous simply because you think the pill may harm you. This isn’t a plot twist from a science fiction movie; it’s science, not fiction. Let us step inside the fascinating world
You head to the supermarket to pick up a box of cereal. You don’t have much idea about other brands, but you buy one because it sounds familiar—you’ve seen or heard it on television commercials or in the supermarket aisle previously. Afterwards, while driving home from the store, a song comes up on the radio.
Memory is strange. We suddenly remember random jingles from childhood ads. And then there are times when we meet someone and instantly forget their name. This can be quite perplexing. Why does this happen? What makes some information stick while the rest of it just disappears into the void? Turns out, memory is not just
Lying is as old as the life of man itself. White lies to fat lies, we lie occasionally to rescue others, some to rescue ourselves. But why? And how do we know that other people lie to us? Let us explore the fascinating world of lying and find out the psychological tricks of lying. Why
Remember the sinking feeling of misplacing something valuable or watching a dream opportunity slip away? Loss has a heaviness to it and feels more personal than gain. But why? The answer lies in a cognitive bias known as loss aversion. Understanding Loss Aversion Loss aversion is the psychological phenomenon where the pain of losing feels far
There may be days when you find it difficult to manage multiple tasks all at once to the extent that you feel extremely overwhelmed. You might lose track of time while juggling between deadlines, social life and schedules. Such days can make you feel numb about your feelings. Instances like these are nothing but a
Erich Fromm, a German Social Psychologist and Psychoanalyst was the only child born to Jewish parents Naphtali Fromm and Rosa Krause, on March 23, 1900, in Frankfurt. Fromm described his childhood life as taut and he also described his parents as neurotic. His mother was prone to depression and his father, who was a businessman
There must have been times when you were not able to perform at your best when the deadlines were too close, or you were not able to perform well in exams because you were too anxious about it. We also noticed that sportsmen and athletes performed better than their capabilities in certain competitions but underperformed
Gambling disorder also known as compulsive gambling or disordered gambling is a pervasive disorder and addiction characterized by continuous gambling, preoccupation with obtaining money for gambling, and a continuation of the gambling behaviour despite facing adversities and potential loss of control over this behaviour. Gambling disorder often referred to as pathological gambling does not involve
Let’s start by imagining a situation of meeting a person for the first time. This person is smart, confident, and warm. Perhaps you even assume that they are intelligent and successful, trustworthy, based on this first glimpse. This is where the Halo Effect occurs. It can be defined as when we assume someone has other
