Dive into the Big 5 Personality Traits to gain a better understanding of human personality and individual differences. Discover how characteristics like Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism shape who we are and the choices we make in life….
Do you enjoy scary movies? While they may not be for everyone, psychology research shows why certain people like to experience the fear, shock, and disgust that often come from watching horror movies….
What does it mean to be authentic and real? Psychologists explore the concepts of “realness” and “fakeness” in an interesting new study. …
When we think of “psychopaths” our minds usually jump to serial killers, terrorists, and pathological manipulators. However, according to The Wisdom of Psychopaths, this only describes a small part of the picture. Today, psychologists are beginning to see “psychopathy” as a spectrum that we all lie on to some degree. At extreme levels, psychopathy can...
As I mentioned in how to act with uncertainty, every action comes with some amount of risk because we never know for sure how the future is going to work out. In general, the more information you have, the smaller the risk you’re taking. But the less information you have, the bigger the risk you’re…