Psychology Definition and 99 Threads

Hello folks. Approximately 1 year ago, I was quite bad with reading subtle body language cos of my autism. Fast forward to 2024, and now I can read it a bit better. One of the first subtle body language cues noticed by me is head posture. A year ago, I have noticed that some folks hold their...

So, I was telling my mom about how I wanted to be a psychologist to so I can make myself feel like a better person and have a purpose in life. She said it was a selfish/self-centered reason and that I should do it because I want to help people. I do want to help people but to make myself feel...

I see these people everywhere and I wonder why people don’t believe it. Does anyone know why some people think this way?

Hi Everyone As part of the Masters in Philosophy program I am doing, I am also taking some free courses offered by other universities. I found one I initially thought was about critical thinking. I was wrong. It's about the psychology of the mistakes we make every day and why we make...

Hi again all, hope you are all doing great and enjoying the spring as well as nice weather. This is sort of a continuation thread of my falling in love thread here that I posted a while back but with a new question witch is: Can I get the same effect to live longer by falling in love, having sex...

We've just had an interesting thread about generation ships, but I don't think that that is the most reasonable way to colonize another planet. Fatal problems: - Crew may become chaotic and self destructive. - Crew may become so adapted to space as to be unwilling to return to a planet. -...

Am a mathematical genius and computer science and other by most metrics that are available today. Are there any other here who are confirmed to be such? Trying to find a forum of smart people.

Summary:: Curious whether this story about this kid could be real, and if yes, is there any explanations? I just came across this reddit thread. I know, it could be fake. But I've seen a similar story before about a little girl who openly talked about wanting to kill her adoptive parents and...

I just read an article I found very interesting, about the psychology of and possible reasons for conspiracy theories: What we can learn from conspiracy theories (BBC, 25th May 2020) http://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200522-what-we-can-learn-from-conspiracy-theories "From political upheavals...

<Mentor: moved to Biology>> Summary:: Hi, this is just a random neurological/psychology question that I had. Does anyone know if the hypothalamus plays a role in evaluating emotional stimuli? Or does the cerebral cortex play this role? I am not sure which one is correct, but only one of these...

My brother has been in and out of rehabs for years, and lately I've been researching addiction and trying to understand the science behind it. A lot of sites that I've found say that addiction is genetic, but the info is extremely generalized and surface level. I haven't found any specific...

Hello! I'm currently in my Junior year of college (2nd semester) and I feel like I've lost a lot of confidence that I had prior to this semester. Before this semester, I spent a lot of time studying and doing research and while I still maintain a 4.0 cumulative GPA as a Physics and Math major...

Many of my interests align with psychology and understanding human behaviour and nature. I spend considerable time on the internet devoting my studies on self-actualization enhancement and improvement by trying to understand myself better. I am deeply enamoured by the objectivity of this forum...

I have a question that's bothering me. Namely, externalities aside (et ceteris paribus) humans are still the main component of rational actors in the marketplace, then if we perfectly understood human psychology, then would the market be perfectly predictable and understandable?

In this VOX article, the author discusses several influential psychology experiments that were later found to be manipulated or outright fraudulent with some data purposely discarded and disclosures of prior experiments never mentioned in the conclusions. In the Standford case, some of the...

I was always interested in Psychology but I went into Engineering to satisfy my mother and since she's still not satisfied (who was I kidding?), I'm thinking about getting into Psychology. Can I get an M.S. in Psychology even if I already have a B.S. in Engineering? I'm sure it's not usual...

Jung Yul Kwon et al, How Will We React to the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life?, Frontiers in Psychology (2018). DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02308 https://phys.org/news/2018-02-humans-react-pretty-news-alien.html#jCp Answer: probably well (this is a limited pilot study) The pilot study analyzed...

I've been practicing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) as an amateur in my spare time for a while now. I do have one question about the centerpiece of what defines a healthy individual according to CBT. Meaning, in simple terms, that the less cognitive distortions you have the better off you...

Instead of derailing an existing thread I started this one. A lot of attention has gone into the tech side of space travel. What are the human implications if we use existing terrestrial society as a case study. How would violence be controlled. what if someone goes insane and needs to be...

With training can you shut down your emotions and empathy?

I don't know if this a biology topic so forgive me for any mistakes. I am currently studying medical science at university and whenever we come across topic concerning the brain I lose myself in research. I understand that the brain intricate and million things happen at once so there is a lot...

Hi everyone, I am an undergrad student of psychology and I was curious is anyone from you would be interested to cooperate with me to discuss possibility about device which would help psychologists monitor data about patients. From what I know we can measure breath, pulse and even temperature...

Hello, my name is sergio , I'm from mexico and am a student of psychology . My studies are based on behavior modification , evidence-based treatments , CBT and third wave therapies . I'm interested in physics, chemistry , biology, genetics . Greetings from mexico , I hope to share with you, and...

Hello Everybody! At this point of my life, I'm facing a dilemma which might seem a bit unconventional, or even strange: Should I apply to Data Science Master's programs or Physics Master's programs? I'm in a state of constant confusion and can't make my mind to pick one of these paths. Any...

I am so fed up of majoring in IT. I have a decent GPA but I must say that I am miserable in the process. I was initially a Psychology major and that was something I was passionate about. I enrolled in Physics more than once and still do not have a firm grasp of the concept! Whether I utilize...

This happened to me a few years ago, probably starting in 2008. I'd be sitting at me computer or watching TV and suddenly something would shift my attention to a clock somewhere, either on the TV, on my computer, on my phone, or maybe even on some sort of clock related monitor in some public...

So I'm a senior in high school and so far I've had pretty average grades. Taken Algebra 1, Geometry, Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Precalculus, AP Calculus AB and gotten mostly B's with some A's and some C's. I'm not proud of my grades, but I just wasn't able to grasp the concept too well. I've...

In the school I go to you have three options for a BsC degree: -1 specialist program -2 majors -1 major and 2 minors Physics and Psychology are the subjects I enjoy the most, but I often hear they are unrelated to each other (like putting a physical science and a life science together I...

I am about to be a junior Psychology major but I'm realizing my calling is more in quantum/astrophysics, though truly I would want to study consciousness' effect on quantum mechanics. My question is since I'm already half way though a Psych BA, should I continue this and minor in Physics as...

As the title says, I want to know which field of psychology deals with how and why people deceive. After some searching, I could only come up with "interpersonal deception theory" which is related to deception. I want to know of similar theories and studies done on deception. Is social...

I was looking around for some solid answers online regarding a career change from Psychology to Engineering and came across this: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/becoming-an-engineer-at-age-50.687543/ I was quite impressed with the smart answers, especially from folks like tygerdawg, so...

I am in my 2nd year into engineering, and lately i have realized this is not my interest. I want to do forensic psychology or criminal psychology. I have searched the net enough and have not found a convincing answer as to whether i can do those courses after engineering, or do i need to do...

I had a discussion with someone who studies psychology recently and she was referring to mental stress as of what I thought being called physical stress. Namely while she was talking about mental stress she mentioned stressors and hormones. So my problem: Stress = tension Physical =...

I am a sophmore physics major, and I'm trying to decide on a concentration. I'm very interested in psychology, and am trying to find a way to combine the two, but I doubt that with the time remaining that I could even minor in bio or psychology in the time remaining to me. If I wish to pursue...

A marker is something that makes up for the delay of reinforcement by signalling to the subject "reinforcement is coming" For example saying "good dog" before giving your dog a treat. Secondary reinforcement is when something becomes reinforcing / causes pleasure through it's association with a...

BBC article on the difficulty of debunking myths and Misinformation http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141113-the-best-way-to-debunk-myths

I last studied maths in school 10 years ago and we never used any Greek letters. 1. Homework Statement Talking about contingency in classical conditioning in psychology. The sum is a calculation that people and animals seem to do in their heads to work out the probability that two stimuli...

I think that if you're good at maths you'll be able to help me without having heard of this before, assuming you know about classical conditioning it's explained here; http://brembs.net/classical/suppress.html The measure of the extent to which the CS suppresses responding is called the...

Physics, and more specifically Astrophysics, has always been my passion. However I have just finished my BSc (Hons) Psychology in the UK and have achieved a 2.1. I do not want to carry on with psychology. I want to carry on in academia and study physics. I'm just wondering what on Earth my...

Hi! I was curious about what the various fields of psychology are and which field would be most appropriate for learning about how emotions, anxieties, complexes, thought patterns, etc. are developed and processed. I'm an engineering student, but have a strong hobby in learning about the social...

I have realized patterns throughout talking to people about: movie genres, movie quotes and actors. From my school, people with high academic achievements, broad general knowledge and good thinking skills tends to like more 'artistic', highly rated and 'award winning' movies. I will call these...

I have always interested in psychology and never properly studied psychology in my life. But over the years I have learned about many things by learning about famous psychology experiments. However I cannot seem to get sufficient enough information to ‘understand’ human’s fundamental social...

The only information my textbook gives me is this: We classify experimental manipulations into three broad types, depending on whether they involve variations in the physical, social, or instructional features of the experimental context. Social manipulations are usually dependent on...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority My book has a survey in it that is supposed to show you if you have these biases or not, but it seems so silly to me. I can see how it applies to intelligence, assuming that we are right all the time is a pretty adaptive bias in a lot of...

Hi guys, Please excuse me, I do not know a great deal about Quantum physics. First, tell me if I am correct. If we shoot electrons at a double slit plate, and we do not watch or "observe" it, it will show a pattern similar to a wave pattern. But, if we record it, or observe it, it will...

Does anyone know of a psychological study done of the various people who take different positions in the debates about interpretation of quantum mechanics? I mean something that would analyze the philosophical reasons for the arguments, and the emotional drives that might lead physicists to...

http://www.arachnoid.com/psychology/index.html I was just wondering what people here thought about this article.

I haven't taken any Biology, Kinesiology, or Sociology courses in university, but from what I've heard from my friends and other sources the studying methods for Psychology courses are very similar to Biology, Kinesiology, or Sociology. That's not because Psychology is an interdisciplinary field...

I keep confusing the Rosenthal Effect and Hawthorne Effect with one another. Does anyone know a good way to remember the two? Thanks. BiP

is that psychology consider as an "funny joke degree"?? in overwhelmingly majority of the realist on now instant of decade.