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What Is Imposter Syndrome?

Imposter syndrome is a phenomenon in which people doubt their own education, competence, skill, talents, accomplishments, and knowledge. As a …

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Categories Mental Health

What Is a Cognitive Bias?

An image of two brains on a scale to represent cognitive biases.

Cognitive bias is an unconscious systematic pattern of thinking that can often result in errors in judgment. These biases stem …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology, Theories

Freud’s Id, Ego, and Superego

An illustration of the human mind with three bubbles representing the id, ego, and superego.

Sigmund Freud suggested that human personality was made up of three key elements. He called these the id, the ego, …

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Categories Personality, Theories

What Is Mental Health?

Just as physical health is about more than being free of illness, mental health is about much more than the …

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Categories Mental Health

What Are Practice Effects?

Sometimes in psychology experiments, groups of participants are required to take the same test more than once. In some cases, …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary, Psychology Research Methods

Improve a Short Attention Span

How to increase your attention span

A short attention span is a common problem for many people. It happens to the best of us. You’re sitting …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology

What Is Emotional Intelligence?

A smiley face depicting emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, understand, and manage emotions. This involves not just understanding your own emotions, but …

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Categories Emotion, Theories

Gardner’s Multiples Intelligences

Multiple kinds of intelligence

While conventional views of human intelligence focus on an individual’s intellectual potential, the theory of multiple intelligences suggests that intelligence …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology, Theories

What Is Observational Learning?

Child learning through observation

Observational learning is a way of acquiring skills and knowledge by observing and imitating others. People watch others perform a …

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Categories Learning

Nature vs Nurture: Genes or Environment

Nature vs nurture

The nature versus nurture debate focuses on the question of whether genetic or environmental factors matter most in the course …

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Categories Development, Theories
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