I recently had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Dr. Kai Rugenstein. A not insignificant part of the lecture dealt with the development of the subconscious according to Laplanche. Dr. Rugenstein impressed me not only with his incredible specialist knowledge, but also with his eloquence and humor - after all, it is not easy to explain such a complex topic with such...
It can be very frustrating to have a discussion with someone who, contrary to the obvious facts, will not budge from their position. However, it is quite possible that the other person is actually not really in a position to do this or at least consider it. It could be that our counterpart is being influenced by a psychological phenomenon...
What if I told you that your academic achievements did not depend solely on your education and intelligence? Imagine a world where the beliefs and expectations of others can influence the course of your success, where the power of perception has the ability to shape your abilities and the results you...
Have you ever felt that you are smarter, more attractive, or more skilled than most people? If so, you may have had the experience of illusory superiority. This is a psychological phenomenon in which people overestimate their own abilities or qualities. Illusory superiority can affect various aspects of our lives, such as...
When Barrack Obama ran for president, he admitted to smoking marijuana in college. And contrary to popular expectation, this admission did not cause him to lose support among voters. On the contrary, sympathy for Obama increased. This was a prime example of the Pratfall Effect. What is the Pratfall effect? The Pratfall Effect...
Imagine you are an astronaut. After the shaking of the launch subsides and everything becomes quieter and quieter and more and more distance comes between you and our planet, you see that the curvature of the earth's surface becomes more and more obvious. The longer you look at our earth, the more you feel that your whole perception is changing....
I dare say that everyone who is online has at some point stumbled across someone's comments that clearly showed that this person is completely over the top. This can manifest itself in excessively careless or even hateful statements. Things are said or written that would probably have been kept to themselves in real life. But...
Ideally, we act according to our convictions, but even though this sounds obvious, we do not always adhere to them. You can probably think of a few examples where this is the case. For me, the most severe example is that I smoked for 14 years - even though I knew (like most smokers) that...
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