Cognitive Psychology
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What Is The Illusion of Control
A psychological concept, illusion of control refers to an individual's belief that success is likely and may cause problems for gamblers.
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Extinction of Learning and Theories of Avoidance
The one factor and two factor theories of avoidance utilise psychological learning principles to explain slow rates of extinction.
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Discrete Trial and Free Operant Procedures
Discrete trial and free operant procedures are types of experiments used by psychologists to measure learning in animal subjects.
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Ebbinghaus' Experiment in Overlearning
Herman Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist, found that overlearning or the repeated practice of skills after mastery leads to improved performance.
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How Does EMDR Work?
Trauma negatively influences how a person sees the world, themselves, and other people. Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprogramming gives victims hope for recovery.
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Positive Thinking Won't Help You
New information from the Association for Psychological Science suggests that positive thinking doesn't help build self-esteem, but can actually make you feel worse.
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The Power of an Apology
A recent study found that apologizing may save a lot of money and trouble. Given these results, many people should reconsider their fear of apologizing for mistakes.
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The Napoleon Complex
Short people are often the brunt of jokes and it's not surprising that there is a speculated link between lack of height and aggression, dubbed the Napoleon Complex.
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Tall People Earn More
Height is a desirable attribute in almost every culture, but is it to the extent that tall people are actually more successful in life than their shorter counterparts?
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Paranoid Personality Disorder Explained
Personality Disorders cover a wide range on mental health symptoms. Paranoid Personality Disorder is defined by the extreme distrust and suspicion of others intentions.
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Excuses and Excuse-Makers
Excuses are most often made to shift blame or boost self-image, but some people make excuses to preempt failure.
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How Memory Retrieval Works
Memory retrieval is a cognitive process that can be triggered by sensory, emotional or contextual cues or by asking questions to locate stored data.
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What is Memory Encoding?
Encoding is the cognitive process that applies attention and associates context and existing knowledge to sensory data to make it more easily remembered.
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Ways to Boost Brain Power
Have you ever wondered how some people learn new tasks effortlessly, while others take more time? There are things you can do to help you think more clearly.
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How to Improve Memory Using a Peg List
This fail-proof mnemonic device is guaranteed to help you remember information as diverse as a shopping list to exam answers.
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How Memory is Collected and Stored
Three distinct memory systems in the brain contribute to turning experience into memory.
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Can People Learn While Sleeping?
The idea that one can absorb knowledge without conscious effort must certainly appeal to frantic students burning the midnight oil for the next morning's examination.
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Common Sense About Intelligence
People use different terms to talk about intelligence. Some people are said to be book smart, and others are thought to have plenty of common sense.
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Self-Healing and the Mind
Joe Dispenza, D.C., investigated miraculous medical recoveries and found a series of common attitudes among successful self-healers.
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Neuroscience, Memory and Social Manipulation
Studies show that memory plays a critical role in perception and decision-making, however it may be less reliable and more suggestible than once believed.
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Nudity: Nature or Sin?
Public modesty in most societies dictates that a naked body is to be ashamed of, but challenges to this status quo persist - should nudity be glorified, or vilified?
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Mirror Neurons
Mirror neurons are a relatively new scientific discovery that's given many thought leaders new insight into what it means to be human.
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The Psychology of Sudoku
Sudoku has enthralled the world and spawned industries, but it may just be more reflective of everyday life than one would imagine.
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The Mozart Effect
One of the most prominent and controversial studies about music and intelligence is the Mozart Effect, which theorises that listening to classical music enhances memory.
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Primary Psychological Heuristics
Three main psychological heuristics categorize types of cognitive decision shortcuts used by humans to solve problems which bias perception and produce errors in judgment
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