by jmalouff | Jul 10, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Language
I recently did a few radio interviews about the effects of empathy training, which was a media topic due to the PM ordering a member of Parliament to get the training. I said in the interviews that empathy training can be effective in a person who wants to learn. I...
by jmalouff | Jun 26, 2021 | Drugs, Health-related behavior, Human Thinking and Behavior
I read recently that leaders of the legal cannabis industry in the U.S. wants to eliminate certain terms from public use to make cannabis seem classier. They specifically want to eliminate the dominant term used in that country: marijuana. They claim the word became...
by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
I have an old book in my office with the alarmist title: The Robots Are Among Us. I do not feel concerned about robots. They are making us collectively wealthier. I am worried about the swindlers among us. They steal a huge amount of money. Think of Aussie media star...
by jmalouff | May 30, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Organizational Psychology, Social Support
I recently completed training to be the fire warden for my office building floor. I volunteered because I already have a yellow, hard-plastic warden helmet in my office. I use it for decoration. Another employee told me never to wear it during a fire because it might...
by jmalouff | May 30, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior
You can find words that people have trouble spelling by typing into Google “How spell” and then seeing how Google finishes the question. The top word right now in Australia is diarrhoea. That is the British spelling. The American spelling omits the “o.” The word...