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Extraversion: Are We Born Outgoing or Made That Way?

Imagine the difference between two babies in a nursery of a hospital: while the first one reacts positively to every smile, the second avoids any contact and feels at ease only in a quiet environment. What made these differences occur

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When Social Media Becomes Judge and Jury

With the widespread use of the internet, anything can go viral within minutes. Earlier, the general public would need to wait for the next morning’s newspaper or television reports to learn about the events happening across the globe. Today, the scenario has

Health

Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Knowing the Difference

Have you ever experienced sudden racing of your heart or tightening in your chest in the middle of your everyday life, like working, exercising or sometimes while resting on your sofa? Often, such experiences make us worried and question ourselves

Industrial

The Rise of Calendar Anxiety: Living Life by Scheduled Time

On a Monday morning, you open the digital calendar and see the scheduled meetings, event reminders, and deadlines piled up until evening. Before the day even starts, there is some tightness felt in the chest. This is not only stress

Education

5 Most Effective Study Techniques Backed by Psychology Research

It is a story we’ve all been through. Highlighter, sticky note, and a big stack of textbooks in hand, thinking there’s one last time through that’ll make everything stick the night before the test! However, days later, that information has

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We Use Only 10% of Our Brain: Myth or Fact?

In a 2014 survey of school teachers across seventeen countries, 48% agreed with the statement that people use only 10% of their brains (Howard-Jones, 2014). The claim is one of the most enduring myths in public understanding of science, yet

Education

The Split-Brain Patients Who Changed Our Understanding of Consciousness

Can one brain hold two minds? Imagine you reach for your favourite shirt with your right hand, but your left hand reflexively pushes it back toward the shelf. Or maybe you see a known object perfectly clearly, but you’re unable

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The Psychology of Excitement: Why We Crave Novelty

Imagine a human thousands of years ago stepping beyond a familiar landscape. A new path could lead to danger, but it could also reveal a new source of food, water, or shelter. In an unpredictable environment, paying attention to what

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Think or Feel? Understanding the Two Routes of Persuasion

Nowadays, everything is full of advertisements. Even if someone tries to ignore them, there can be one that gets the attention of a person. Maybe something that makes someone look even further, something that can change someone’s attitude towards buying or not,

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10 Ways to Improve Emotional Intelligence

Consider the best person in a professional or personal setting. It is not necessarily the smartest, most technical, or most “right-minded” person. It is the person who appears to know what people are looking for. They remain calm when things