8 Signs You Worry Too Much About What Others Think of You
From survival to a career there are plenty of biological and social reasons people worry about what others think of them. While these reasons are…
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8 Signs That You’re Overworked
Whether you’re studying in school or cultivating your career, hard work is necessary for the path to success. Unfortunately, many of us get so caught…
Do You Think These Are Myths or Facts? – 4 Psychology Controversies
As you know, human behavior isn’t always constant, which can make researching it tricky. While well-trained scientists will always do their best to get accurate…
The Long-Term Effects of Drinking Alcohol
It’s no secret that alcohol doesn’t exactly have all the nutrients of a morning kale smoothie. The effects of drinking can be felt as harshly…
5 Reasons Why It’s Hard to Forgive People
Starting from a young age, we’re taught to forgive people because it’s “the right thing to do.” Yet, why is it so hard for us…
5 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve Your Life
Today, we live in a fast-paced world that makes it hard to find peace when we’re constantly one click away from news, one text message…
4 Scientific Reasons You Forget Names & 7 Tricks to Remember Names
Let’s be real, we all struggle to remember names sometimes. We’ve all forgotten a name or two (or three) during our lifetimes. It may have…
False Memories- An Interview With Dr. Jeffrey S. Anastasi
False memories are vivid memories that an individual has of an event that has not occurred in their life. For example, individuals may have an…
Chewing Gum Improves Test Scores
“Chewing gum helps your memory, and in turn helps you receive higher test scores.” By this logic Violet Beauregarde should have been a member of…
5 Reasons Humans Are Superstitious
5 Reasons Humans Are Superstitious Have you ever wondered why people are so uncomfortable when confronted with a black cat or a ladder over a…
10 Factual Dos and Don’ts of Studying
10 Factual Dos and Don’ts of Studying Everyone knows the feeling of being stuck at a desk, staring at a page that looks as if…
10 Weird Mental Malfunctions
10 Weird Mental Malfunctions Our brains are the activity centre of our very being. They control our thoughts, our bodies, and our actions. So, what…
The Availability Heuristic: How Recall Ability Affects Perception
Anyone that had access to social media probably remembers the Ebola panic: when, in fall 2014, Ebola was everywhere– from TV and radio to all…
Acute insomnia is the inability to consistently sleep well for a period of between 3 weeks to 6 months.
Many people suffer from Insomnia. To be precise, research published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services state that 60 million Americans suffer…
Of the 5 Senses, Smell Is Most Closely Linked to Memory
Have you ever caught a particular scent and suddenly a wave of memories comes washing over you? Often you will have forgotten an event entirely…
Déjà Vu: Brain Malfunction?
Jenny Kang We’ve all had this feeling at one point or another. That eerie phenomenon of experiencing something new, but simultaneously feeling as if you’ve “been…