Psychology and Education
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Groupthink: Everything You Need to Know
Groupthink is a phenomenon that happens when well-intentioned individuals make bad judgments because they feel pressured to fit in or think it’s impossible to disagree. ... -
Compartmentalization: Everything You Need to Know
Compartmentalization is a defense mechanism in which people categorize their ideas, feelings, or experiences to protect themselves from the discomfort of contradiction. Humans strive to ... -
Conformity: Everything You Need to Know
The propensity for someone to adopt the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of others around them is known as conformity. Overt social pressure or more ... -
Displacement: Everything You Need to Know
As a defense mechanism, displacement involves shifting an emotional response from a rightful person or thing to the other person or thing. Defense mechanisms unconsciously shield the ... -
Self-Hatred: Everything You Need to Know
Constant emotions of inferiority, guilt, and poor self-esteem are all parts of self-hatred. People may assume they will never be “good enough,” continually compare ... -
Optimism: Everything You Need to Know
Optimism: What Is It? According to psychologists, optimism is the conviction that most events or experiences produce favorable results. Others argue that optimism is more ... -
Dreaming: Everything You Need to Know
One of the most unsolved problems in behavioral science is why humans dream. Although many people think so, dreams may not be intended to teach ... -
Freudian Psychology: Everything You Need to Know
Freudian psychology is based on the research of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). He is revered as the founder of psychoanalysis and is significantly responsible ... -
Executive Function: Everything You Need to Know
Executive functioning is the collection of cognitive processes and mental abilities that assist a person’s ability to plan, monitor, and effectively complete their objectives. The “executive ... -
Attachment: Everything You Need to Know
Infants and caregivers develop an emotional link known as attachment, which is how the helpless infant’s basic needs are addressed. The ensuing social, emotional, ...
