Is Ignorance Really Bliss? The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Is Ignorance Really Bliss? The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Everybody doesn't know something. I would go so far as to say that most people don't know most things. With the vastness of knowledge out there in the world and the universe it's impossible to have intricate knowledge of all things. I'll never know how submarines work, or how planets came to be composed of what they are, or why

Read More

Conflicting Attitudes and Actions: Cognitive Dissonance Explained

Conflicting Attitudes and Actions: Cognitive Dissonance Explained

Let me paint a picture for you. Someone you know is an avid animal rights enthusiast. They post on social media all sorts of animal rights pictures and information. They talk about how "we're all animals" just about every other conversation with them. Not to mention their huge

Read More

Are You Easily Distracted? Why We Have Trouble Focusing Today

Are You Easily Distracted? Why We Have Trouble Focusing Today

Okay so you're writing a huge paper for one of your classes the night before it's due because of the inevitable procrastination you "somehow" convinced yourself into. You start typing about a paragraph or so then have this sudden irresistible urge to

Read More

The Psychology of Hate

The Psychology of Hate

Do you hate anyone? Hate is something that people almost universally attempt to claim to denounce when asked. Hate has always been associated with the wrong side of things and immorality. My evidence for this is a very wise Jedi master who famously said, "…hate leads to the dark side." However those who claim to hate a specific person or a specific group of people often believe

Read More

What To Do When Faced With Too Many Options: Choice Overload

What To Do When Faced With Too Many Options: Choice Overload

Do you ever spend half an hour scrolling through Netflix trying to find something new and interesting to watch but then just end up watching the same episodes of Friends you always do? Well it turns out there's actually a psychological phenomenon to explain why we do that!

Read More