by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2020 | Coping, Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
I read that actor Rose McGowan said she was deeply offended by the dress another actor, Natalie Portman, wore to the Academy Awards ceremony. I will spare you the details of what offended McGowan. I am more interested in the frequency with which people nowadays are...
by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2020 | Language
When something goes wrong, people commonly say: “It is what it is.” So, if Afghani soldiers don’t show up on time to start an attack, Aussie soldiers might comment: “It is what it is.” If employees find out that their new supervisor is widely known...
by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
I imagine that you have seen spectacles, at least on television. The opening ceremony for the Olympic Games. A major rock concert. Recently I participated in a spectacle for the first time. It happened one morning in my home town, Armidale. I went to a...
by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology, Well-Being
You are a trusting soul. Bless your heart for that. You might not think you are big in the trust department, but consider how much trust you show when you drive down a two-way street. You trust that the driver of the oncoming car will stay in the proper lane. That...
by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social Support
In the 1960 movie “The Time Machine,” a scientist develops a way to travel in time. He goes way into the future and finds lovely, simple people who know nothing of technology. They do not read; they do not raise crops. Instead, they are fed by another group of humans...