Confirmation bias is a tendency to select, process and interpret information in a way that alines with one’s internal belief system. The confirmation bias is an example of a cognitive bias, a set of thought patterns that distort the objective interpretation of input in favour […]
Decades of research narrowed the paterns in which people described themselves down to five groups: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion (also spelled extraversion), Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (or OCEAN for short). The “Big five personality traits” theory is currently the most popular and most comprehensive way to categorise personality traits.
Kohlberg theorised that humans develop their moral judgements at 6 stages, based on their cognitive development.
Operant conditioning argues that we can increase or decrease a behaviour by adding a consequence; either a reinforcement or punishment.
Robert Sapolsky’s theory of behavioral biology claims that behind every human action is a biological explanation.
The Pygmalion Effect is the phenomenon whereby higher expectations lead to higher performance.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory in psychology, which argues that there are five stages of human needs that motivate our behavior. The five stages were later arranged in a pyramid. he theory argues that in order to achieve the freedom to attend to the self, the needs at the base of the pyramid must be fully and securely met.
The Theory of Psychosexual Development, by Freud, claims that as we grow up, we pass through five critical phases which are defined by our sexual drive, also called libido, concentrating at specific erogenous zones.
People that avoid conflicts can be described as having a fixed mindset. Those who see problems as interesting challenges have a growth mindset.
The attachment theory argues that a strong emotional and physical bond to one primary caregiver in our first years of life, is critical to our development. If our bonding is strong and we are securely attached, then we feel safe to explore the world. If […]
