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Origins of Common Fears: A Review

... looking up to the stormy skies, whether you fear the bite of a fat venomous snake or fear the bite-sized fattening snacks, your fears ... Classical conditioning To explain how this theory works, I first need to define a few terms. A stimulus is a ... / more

The Hope Circuit, Reviewed by Joe Smith

... Joe Smith Introduction Martin Seligman is one of the best-known and most influential psychologists in the world. He is also ... and other of his work at the time, such as his cognitive theory of avoidance (1973). But the scholars in the post-war period most ... / more

Remembering what never occurred? Children’s false memories for repeated experiences

... Cecily’s diary in Oscar Wilde’s play, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, from 1895.   In 2016 a thirteen-year-old ... to explain the formation of false memories : Fuzzy Trace Theory [FTT; 2 ; 29 ]. According to this theory, when experiencing an ... / more

My Year of Rest and Relaxation, reviewed by Andrew Archer

... she is wide awake.” (p. 289)  A Buddhist Analysis of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh  Ottessa ... concept of self is the house of cards Western psychological theory rests on. However, the Gestalt model (i.e., constructivist field theory) ... / more

Social Machines: Social Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction

Have you ever experienced the frustration of your computer not behaving as it should? Maybe it started to reboot during ... in developing the complex human brain. According to this theory, competition and cooperation shaped our development so deeply that ... / more

From Pervasive Beliefs To Wrongful Convictions

... and “The Confession Tapes” have raised public awareness of the possibility of wrongful convictions. Can cognitive psychology resolve ... need to attempt falsification; trying to disprove one’s theory or hypothesis. According to Popper, finding evidence that confirms your ... / more

Can vacations live up to their reputation?

... the time before summer, people look forward to the beginning of their summer vacations. On the one hand, holidays are an integral part of ... will be described in more detail: First, Effort-Recovery Theory [ 11 ] assumes that work demands require resources and effort which ... / more

Fair Enough? The Inequality Paradox, Inequality Awareness, and System Justification

... you find out that 26 rich people own as much wealth as half of the world’s population together . Are you still so sure ? In this ... J, Banaji MR, Nosek BA. A decade of system justification theory: Accumulated evidence of conscious and unconscious bolstering of the ... / more

Sex differences in the perception of sexual arousal

... appears as common knowledge. Particularly the sexuality of men and women is often considered to be fundamentally different. Research, ... J. W., & Roberts, T.-A. (1992). Toward a his and hers theory of emotion: Gender differences in visceral perception ... / more

What career should I choose? How self-stereotyping can influence career decisions

Stereotypical self-characterizations of women and men can result in different career decisions – contributing to ... leadership positions. Why is that? Heilman's lack of fit theory [5] , [15] suggests that when making career decisions, men and ... gender roles . For example, managers should keep an open mind and be supportive if a high-achieving male subordinate wishes to take long ... / more