psychology

Here is what Steve Pinker writes in his article "The Blank Slate" for the magazine "General Psychology": Now, help me out here, how is that not a "Blank Slate" position? There is no-one in the social sciences, as far as I am aware, that suggests that genetics has nothing to do with how we...

I have used prayer before and never was seeking "comfort" or asking for a certain outcome. Rather for something like a boost in some kind of strength, insight or institution. For my purposes, it doesn't really matter if God exists. I just know that if I use it this way, it seems to alter my...

Rich guys are most likely to have no idea what they’re talking about, study suggests https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/26/rich-guys-are-most-likely-have-no-idea-what-theyre-talking-about-study-finds

Is there a phenomenon, described by psychologists, in which someone who's been told the same thing over & over & over throughout his/her life, in a variety of ways from a variety of sources (even to such an extent that laypeople might call it being "inundated" or "bombarded" with that message)...

By definition in modern psychology, hallucinations are perceptions that occur in the absence of external objective stimulation, namely, perceptions by internal false stimulation. According to this definition, perceptions can occur in two ways. One is that external objective stimulation affects...

Didn't know where else to put this, so I started a thread. In good skeptic fashion, feel free to tear into it. I'm just happy to have it available in high resolution. https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2000/1*71TzKnr7bzXU_l_pU6DCNA.jpeg

I don't know about the credibility of this journal and I can only access the abstract. It's an interesting study, but obviously one study by itself is in no way conclusive. Could there be anything to this? It's certainly disturbing if true...

Inspired by another thread; I didn't see this addressed anywhere else specifically. Forgive me if I missed it. What is love? What exactly causes our minds/hormones/bodies to overreact when a certain person is around? I'm referring specifically to romantic love, because as Dawkins pointed out so...

I decided to create this thread in relation to my experiences using Ideomotor – principally the ‘Ouija effect’ which involves the use of a flat surface with symbols on it and a pointing device which used together create opportunity for communication between the conscious self and the...

I feel I already know the answer to this: I just watched a very silly show called "The Manipulation Game" with Derren Brown. In it, he purports to program an unsuspeting dupe into confessing to a murder he didn't commit. The standout moement for me was when he used hypnotism to put the guy on...

Maybe this is the wrong sub-forum. this question is about human psychology Some background: I market a small fashion brand with a limited budget. I'd love to use nation-wide billboards to advertise the brand and increase brand awareness. However, this is waaaaay too expensive. So I was...

Okay guys this is my journal that I am working on for proving the existence on phenomena that has occurred, and how it is likely to have happened it is 35000 words and it is still growing and being edited. I am honestly probably not 20% done. <SNIP> Paper is here -...

The Subconscious How do we know the unconscious subconscious exists if the whole idea behind it is not being able to bring it into consciousness? Maybe a more educated person can help me with my dilema...

So I have had the misfortune of being reduced to a quivering mess by my ex. a level 83 covert narcissist wife. I wont bore you with the sob story but I have been researching Narcissistic abuse syndrome, Narcissism and some psychological information... Mainly because I'm angry that it happened...

I ran across this website on Facebook. https://www.seculartherapy.org/index.php The website seems to be trying to get a database of therapists willing or skilled in helping people in separating from religious or cult indoctrination, and matching them up with individuals seeking help. I don't...

This makes sense to me: JsQMdECFnUQ http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=4622 It seems to me that the kids who didn't wait as much in the classic test could just have been from a more unreliable family / environment, etc.? Didn't the results of the original test correlate with later...

So I've noticed many scam come-ons that follow a fairly new pattern: using the phrase "weird little" or something similar. For example, "The weird little tip that can give you flat abs". Or even something like, "The surprising food that will make you a superstud." The idea, I think, is to...

Hi, First, i'm not sure if this is the right board. I honestly don't think of the social-sciences as proper sciences like physics and chemistry, but rather socially-constructed histories that reflect the spirit of the day in which they are written. From that perspective I find that there are...

when i see videos of people who converted to other religons especailly christianity they claim that they felt a hole in their heart was patched up and they felt complete like this fellow over here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meo7sA-36A4 what do you think is really going on in ther minds:confused:

I've searched the JREF forums and elsewhere on the internet, but I haven't been able to find good evidence supporting the claim that your subconscious will solve "a problem" if you just take a break from thinking about it, perhaps by sleeping on it, with an answer suddenly coming to your...

Statisticians can prove almost anything, a new study finds. However, when you read the article, a more appropriate title would be And the media keep gobbling and garbling scientific (and "scientific") studies. PhD Comics put it best:

Hello there. I'm sitting here doing some web searches on psychology topics that have some very loaded words in them. Basically, I wanted to research methods for molding and changing habits and thinking patterns. For instance, say I want to train myself to be less conflict-aversive. I'm finding...

If this topic has already been discussed on the JREF Forum could someone please link to that discussion? For some reason, I can't search the forum. If these questions have already been discussed at length I don't want to waste space or time. If not, I would like to ask some questions about...

OK, so I get the i on weekdays and on the puzzles page there are three Suduko puzzles which I always have a go at - look I'm not addicted, I can give them up anytime I want to! So, the three puzzles are rated Simple, Intermediate and Advanced. The Simple and Advanced I nearly always get through...

The Pierley/Redford Dissociative Affect Diagnostic: http://www.hypnoid.com/psytest2.html Check out the (what seem to be) positively odd questions! I quite liked my results, but that could be because of the Forer Effect. :) Some of it was a bit extreme, but it was relatively accurate. I...

Why are we so obsessed with our identity? Imprinting, Gods,& labels we give ourselves * I am not talking about Genomic imprinting, rather the psychological aspect of "imprinting" So why are we (as human beings) seemingly so obsessed with our identity? "I'm a Conservative," or "I'm an implicit...

Via BoingBoing: http://miragemen.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/rand-superstition-and-psychological-warfare/ PDF

I am having a debate with a very Tory friend of mine who is convinced that "humans these days" are "addicted to change for it's own sake". He laments the "cult of progress" and the fact that the "old/traditional is vilified merely for being old and traditional" and that "men are inventing new...

So after watching the infamous Interview with Mr. David Miscavige* I start to wonder what difference there is between Scientology and Psychology. From what I know the auditors are trying to figure out what bothers you and try to get over those things that in some way hinder you from being more...

This seems to be one of the main criticisms of Psychology and even Carl Sagan asserts he doesn't quite see how Psychotherapy is any different from getting counseling from a rabbi. Have there been any further advancements into incorporating the findings in neuroscience into a more objective...