psychology Archives - Page 2 of 5

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

Post published:July 22, 2020

6 min read By David Ludden, Professor of Psychology, Georgia Gwinnett College

Power of Positive Thinking? Realism is Healthier

Post published:July 15, 2020

4 min read Chris Dawson, University of Bath and David de Meza, London School of Economics

4 Psychological Reasons Why Zoom Is Not Reality

Post published:June 17, 2020

3 min read Being connected through technology is great during Covid. Though the virtual world hardly replaces reality, explains Ronald E. Riggio, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology, Claremont McKenna College

Why our Mental Health System Is Failing Us

Post published:June 10, 2020

4 min read In the future, people will laugh at the way we currently treat mental health, argues Steven C. Hayes, Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Nevada Reno

Take a Knee and empathize with others: The psychological roots of racism

Post published:June 3, 2020

3 minute read Racism is not just about race, explains Steven C. Hayes, Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Nevada Reno

Bored of Travel Restrictions? Time to Explore your own Mind

Post published:June 3, 2020

5 min read "There’s a huge benefit to be gained from reading texts and listening to talks about psychology and the workings of the mind, but nothing can replace experiencing the mind on a firsthand basis," writes William Van Gordon, Chartered Psychologist and Associate Professor of Contemplative Psychology, University of Derby

Economic Life In the Real World: Logic, Emotion and Ethics (Book Review)

Post published:May 27, 2020

2 min read "I learned a lot about anthropology from this book, including how much anthropologists disdain economics (I fear we return indifference, on the whole)," writes Diane Coyle, Economist and Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge

COVID-19: “Plandemic” and the Seven Traits of Conspiracy-Thinking

Post published:May 20, 2020

4 min read The conspiracy theory video “Plandemic” recently went viral. 4 scholars dig into the conspiracy laced mindset

Why are some of us busier than ever despite having nowhere to go?

Post published:May 20, 2020

5 min read Berit Brogaard, Professor and Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research at the University of Miami, comments on why some of us are more busier than ever during the COVID lockdown