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Why do people who are generally unskilled at a task “hold overly favorable views of their abilities”? For those who do, this phenomenon is called the […]

For a long time, I didn’t think that thoughts had any real significance. “Thoughts don’t affect the real world,” I used to think. But, boy, was […]

Is greatness innate, or can it be learned? This is one of the questions that has been haunting psychology for decades, and although its been met […]

It is estimated that between 51% to 84% of adults in the general population have been exposed to some type of traumatic event, according to a […]

Humans have been taking psychoactive substances since the dawn of civilization. The ancient Egyptians, for example, according to author David J. Triggle, Ph.D., have been found […]

There is a lot of mystery about sleep. For example, researchers are still not sure how or why humans began to sleep, but some speculate that […]

Many of us are aware of the concept of “intelligence.” And although the concept has been around for more than 100 years, even some experts do […]

Substance abuse disorders are a serious problem in the United States. According to recent estimates, “12-months prevalence rates for addictions in 2014 were 3.0% for alcohol […]

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) “is a subtype of major depression, characterized by a recurrent pattern in which depressive episodes start in fall/winter and remit in spring.” […]

It is customary this time of year for individuals to make New Year’s resolutions. Many of these goals may include to lose weight, save money, or […]

The holidays are upon us. And each year, many of us are bombarded with messages of consumerism and get tied up with worry about buying gifts […]

The 1960s and 1970s appeared to be the high-water mark for social psychology. During that time, many famous experiments were conducted that we are still learning […]