The easy way to improve intelligence? (Enclothed Cognition, Psychology)
Can the clothes we wear influence our thinking and behaviour? For example, do we become more intelligent when we wear a doctor's coat? Or do we become more helpful when [...]
SAFETY BEHAVIOR: good or bad?
Should safety behaviours be allowed during exposure therapy? For a very long time many psychologists held the opinion that safety behaviors should be avoided under all circumstances. But new evidence [...]
3 TIPS against ANXIETY that REALLY HELP according to studies đ | psychologist explains …
Whether it is social anxiety, animal phobia, agoraphobia or generalized anxiety disorder, some strategies from emotion regulation research can be successfully applied to almost all fears. The video presents helpful [...]
5 TIPS TO MOTIVATE YOUR CHILD â MOTIVATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY for PARENTS and TEACHERS | RESEARCH
How can you motivate children? Many parents and teachers despair of this question again and again in everyday life. If you take a look at the relevant advice literature, you [...]
Metacognitive Therapy for Depression – More effective than Cognitive Behavioural Therapy!?
For decades scientists have tried to improve the effectiveness of depression therapy. Until recently only with limited access. New evidence suggests that things could change due to Metacognitive Therapy which [...]
This is my only Request. | PSYCHOLOGY of PERSUASION
There are only a few psychological influencing techniques that unfold their power with a single phrase or a small follow-up sentence. One of them is the "This Is My Only [...]
The BENJAMIN FRANKLIN EFFECT – Does it really work? | Psychology
Benjamin Franklin not only entered the history books as one of the founding fathers of the USA, but is also mentioned in many psychology textbooks. His ingeniously simple method of [...]
Donald Trump and the Mere Exposure Effect
Can Donald Trump's success (partly) be explained by the psychological Mere Exposure Effect? Will there be more Donald Trumps in the future? Or can we protect ourselves against this unconscious [...]
Sports and Intelligence
Does coordination training enhance mental processing speed? Some of the first scientific analyses of an adaptive coordination training (Life-Kinetic) yielded promising results. For instance, in a study by Matthias GrĂŒnke (2011), children with learning difficulties [...]
Unusual Similiarities tie together
When we get to know somebody who has a somewhat similar personality we immediately feel a connection to this person. Unfortunately this can be used to influence us... [...]