Your Brain Is Not As Reliable As You Think: A List of Cognitive Biases That Lead to Faulty Thinking
Until something goes wrong with it, most of us are happy to take our brains for granted. Generally…
What Theory of Mind Tells Us About Children, Chimpanzees and Autism
As you are probably aware, it is possible to teach chimpanzees basic sign language. Perhaps what hasn’t hit…
Can Anyone Become a Terrorist? How Cognitive Biases and Other Psychological Phenomena Lead to Extrem
Studying our own psychology and that of others is a fascinating process and one that many of us…
How Does Music Affect the Brain?
We’ve all had moments when our favourite band comes on the radio, and after looking around quickly to…
The Psychology of Boredom – Why Your Brain Punishes You for Being Comfortable and Safe
If you subscribe to evolutionary theories of psychology then you will know that everything that happens in our…
What Is the Bystander Effect? Why People WON’T Intervene in a Crisis
In psychology, the bystander effect describes a phenomenon in which people are less likely to take action the…
Anatomy of a Narcissist
Most of us have a basic idea of what a narcissist is and maybe even know one or…
The Amazing Link Between the Body and Mind, and How to Make the Most of It
We all know that the mind and the body are linked. Apart from anything else, it is of…
DIY Psychology – How to Overcome a Phobia
Human psychology is a complex subject and one that not even the experts in the field have got…
