by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology, Well-Being
Last night I thanked my immune system for doing so well. I have had very few infectious illnesses in my adult life. I also thanked my eyes for keeping my sight going. I have glaucoma, yet I see. Then I thanked my heart for beating zillions of times. I am a grateful...
by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Motivation, Observational learning
People like dystopian stories. I have read many: 1984, The Iron Heel, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451. Some get made into movies. I remember The Time Machine best because I saw the movie version, and the visuals stick in my mind. You may have read or seen...
by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Health-related behavior, Human Thinking and Behavior
George Orwell was an idiot. Yes, he wrote the two most impactful novels of the 20th Century: Animal Farm, mocking communism, and 1984, showing the horrors of future totalitarian government. Give him credit there. But he also did something highly foolish. He went to...
by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
We do a lot to make ourselves look more attractive. Men and women use hair dye to avoid the appearance of aging. Some people with curly hair straighten it. Others with straight hair curl it. We style hair, we comb, we brush. Where we have too much...
by jmalouff | Jan 19, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, law and psychology, Sexual assault, Social psychology
John M. Malouff and Nicola S. Schutte University of New England, Australia January 2021 Abstract Crime-allegation recantation involves victims of crimes rescinding their accusation. In some instances of recantation, the original allegation was...