by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior
Australians watch a ton of TV and streaming videos, mostly for entertainment. Yesterday I watched Rising Phoenix, an uplifting documentary on the Paralympic Games. Young people are more likely to watch short videos on YouTube, TikTok, or similar...
by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior
I have read articles recently on the value for adults of playing, as a child might, during the pandemic. Studies show that playing aids physical and mental health When I discovered that a person at a Zoom meeting can change his shown name by clicking on...
by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Observational learning, Problem solving
A person can learn much from observing others, even fictional others. I had that thought when I watched a TV show based on a true story. At the end of a series of psychopathic acts, a big man attacks a small young woman, Terra, as she leaves her...
by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Mental health problems
When I was a PhD student, a therapy instructor did something that I will never forget. First, she told us students that she had decided not to have a second child. Then she talked out loud as if she were speaking to that never-to-be child. The instructor explained her...
by jmalouff | Oct 17, 2020 | Political psychology, Religion
When I was in high school I was a wise guy — a smart alec. I have improved slightly over the years, but I still have weisenheimer areas in my noggin. So I have felt intrigued by the development of certain new religions. One is the Satanic Temple, a...