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The Psychology of Mirroring: Understanding the Chameleon Effect

The “chameleon effect” refers to the tendency to adopt the postures, gestures, and mannerisms of interaction partners (Chartrand & Bargh, 1999). This kind of mimicry happens unconsciously and without any intention of copying or mimicking. People who replicate or match

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The Effects of Body Shaming

Have you ever stopped to question, ‘Why I am entertaining other people’s messages’? What is it about the human psyche that causes us to feel a need to appease others? Are we conditioned to be a passive society? Do we

Awareness

Ghosting and Dark Psychology

The beauty of social media and the internet is that it helps us connect to so many people all across the globe at any given hour. Now let us look at the other side of this coin. Imagine you are

Technology

Cyberpsychology: The connection between human mind and technology

Cyberpsychology, also referred to as internet psychology, digital psychology or web psychology is the field of psychology, which studies the way people use digital or electronic devices like computers, mobile phones, laptop, etc. to interact with others and the emotional

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What Is Conformity?

Imagine you’re asked to be the participant in a psychological experiment. You’re sitting in a room with a group of 8 other people. A presenter is standing in front of you, showing you plaque cards of different colours. The experiment

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Bois Locker Room: Psychological impact and its interventions

We often heard these narratives like “Let it go,” “Ignore them,” “It is normal”, “Girls, you should have been more careful,” “Boys will be boys” and so on. Every woman at some point in her life must have encountered such

Awareness Self Help

The Beginner’s Guide to Being Happy Alone

In today’s world, socializing has become a large part of every individual’s life. However, by chasing the company of people, many individuals have forgotten how to spend some time with themselves- and also have fun while doing it. Spending some

Parenting

10 Self-Care Strategies for Parents

The conscious decision to schedule activities that support preserving one’s physical and emotional well-being is known as self-care. Although it doesn’t have to take a lot of time, taking care of your body and mind needs constant attention. The physical

Life Style

Psychology behind Appearance

In a world, where people say appearances don’t matter; Looks have an impact on every individual’s life. We humans always have a thing about first impressions. First impressions hold a very remarkable power. Though we keep on saying Appearances are

Health

Toilet Scrolling: What are the mental and physicals health dangers?

The bathroom is the one place in the house where we can truly be alone without being bothered. You may unwind in your bedroom, of course, but there’s something about the bathroom that makes us feel genuinely alone. Thus, toilet