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Education Research

Who Was Alfred Binet? The Psychologist Who Created the First IQ Test

It’s widely believed that Albert Einstein had an IQ over 160. There’s just one problem: he never took an IQ test. That number is basically a guess someone made up after he died, trying to put a figure on his

Self Help

Psychological Flexibility: The Key to Better Mental Health and Resilience

Consider a time when something truly went wrong: a relationship ended, a job was lost, a health scare came down out of nowhere. How varied are the ways individuals deal with them? Everyone has a tendency to avoid any emotional state

Self Help

The Psychology of Surviving a Deserted Island

Imagine being on a ship for a vacation, enjoying a lovely sleep in your cabin. And suddenly, a violent storm hits the ship. The moment you regain your consciousness, you find yourself on a deserted island. Sounds like a horrible

Awareness Self Help

The Power of Habits: A Psychological Perspective

Brushing teeth isn’t really a decision for most people. It’s just a reflex at this point: grab, squeeze, scrub for two minutes, done, no debate involved. That is the weird thing about habits. They sit in the background of people’s

Life Style Positive

Living Alone in India: Freedom, Loneliness, and the Search for Balance

Think of moving to a new city with just two suitcases and without any face known to you greeting you at the end of the day. This is becoming a rather common experience for young people living in cities in

Research

New Study Identifies Genetic Defect Behind Primary Hyperhidrosis

Primary hyperhidrosis, a disorder in which people sweat significantly more than necessary for body cooling, “soaking clothing to dripping from hands,” such as the case for the study subject, can interfere profoundly with day-to-day life and lead to significant anxiety

Awareness Technology

The Psychology of “Everything Is a Subscription”: Why We Feel Overwhelmed by Monthly Commitments

The way consumers pay for goods and services has changed significantly during the last ten years. Meal kits, software, exercise programs, streaming services, and even razors are being delivered via recurring billing instead of one-time purchases. This change, which is

Awareness

Busy but Not at Peace: The Psychology of Escaping Worry

Have you always felt a dependable type of fatigue that results from having a packed agenda instead of a blank one? A perplexed merry-go-round where meetings turn into errands, errands turn into notifications, and by the end of the day,

Awareness Social

Dopamine Sites in South Korea: Why Gen Z Is Choosing Fake Shopping for Real Comfort

Kim is a 25-year-old working in an office in Seoul. She launches what appears to be a food delivery application. She browses, selects a dish, puts it in her basket and monitors a delivery boy walking his way to her apartment. Nothing

Positive

The Psychology of Hope: Can Belief and Miracles Improve Well-Being?

A group of researchers studying cancer patients had a remarkable finding- not only did the patients with higher levels of hope cope better emotionally, but they also said that they had less pain and enjoyed a better quality of life