What qualities do you need to be a great leader? Do certain personality traits help people become better leaders? According to the trait theory of leadership, people who posses certain leadership traits tend to be better leaders. Do Leadership Traits Exist?…
Meditation is popular practice linked to a number of health benefits. One study suggests that mind-wandering during meditation can lead to deeper thinking. Meditation and Your Brain Your brain processes more feelings and thoughts when you let your mind wander…
What factors make some people more successful than others? Hard work and overall intelligence are obviously important pieces of the puzzle, but that’s clearly not all it takes. Psychologists, educators, and business organizations have invested a great deal in to…
We tend to think of personality as something influenced largely by genetics and upbringing, but one survey conducted by the personality and career assessment website Truity suggest that where you live might also play a role. The conducted a poll…
If you are a psychology major, you are probably already aware that those who go on to earn a graduate degree generally find more job opportunities and higher pay. More jobs and more money sound great, but the reality is…
Forgetting is a memory problem that plagues us all. Little wonder then why researchers have devoted so much time and energy to understanding why we forget and the cognitive process behind memory failures. Researchers have explored a number of different…
For each and every thing you do during any given day, you can guarantee that memory plays a role. This is why memory problems can be so troublesome. After all, who would you be without your unique memories of events,…
Phineas Gage was a young man seriously injured in a work-related accident. So what makes him so significant in psychology? His brain injury was shocking and the result impact on his personality quickly became one of the most famous case…
Behaviorism is a theory of human psychology that suggests that all behaviors are acquired through the process of conditioning. According to this approach to psychology, it is our interactions with our environments that shape what we learn, who we are,…
Early childhood development focuses on a period of remarkable physical, cognitive, social, and emotional change. Infants enter the world with a limited range of skills and abilities. Watching a child develop new motor, cognitive, language, and social skills is a…
