IQ has been a hot topic in psychology, with experts debating everything from how intelligence should be measured to the very nature of intelligence itself. The question of whether or not you can increase your IQ has also become a…
Psychology research often yields surprising insights into how the mind works. Why is it that people do the things they do? This question has fascinated people for thousands of years. Thanks to modern psychology research, scientists have gained a great…
The projection bias is a type of cognitive bias that involves overestimating the degree to which other people agree with us. People tend to assume that others think, feel, believe, and behave much like they do. They assume that their…
I’m always on the hunt for new memory-boosting strategies, so this recent study caught my eye. According to researchers at the University of Waterloo, drawing pictures of things that you need to remember can be a strong and reliable way…
How can you tell if you are making the right decision? According to one new study, your pupil size might hold the answers. The study, published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, suggests that larger pupil sizes predicted poorer decisions…
