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The Power of Performance Art

by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2020 | Social psychology, Well-Being

When I last visited the Art Gallery of NSW I made a beeline to the contemporary arts. There were many little rooms there. The first one I entered showed video of nude or near-nude models on the inner wall. While I was standing at the door of the room letting those...

Use Stimulus Control Methods to Change a Behavior

by jmalouff | Jun 4, 2020 | Health-related behavior, Human Thinking and Behavior, Weight Loss

You may think that psychology is bunk. Some of it is. But what I am about to tell you is golden, if you want to make a big, difficult change. Do you reckon that you can change a habit through force of will? You are probably wrong. Ever heard of Hitler’s “Triumph of...

Do-Overs in Life

by jmalouff | Jan 17, 2020 | Coping, Problem solving, Social psychology, Social Support, Well-Being

Did you ever read a “choose-your-own-adventure” book? Some genius started that genre long ago. I read some of these books with my son when he was young. Typically, you choose a course of behavior in a specific, dangerous situation. Then you read what the...

Psychology of Lying

by jmalouff | Jan 17, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology

Lying is popular nowadays. Some newspapers keep a count of all the lies Donald Trump tells. My favorite of his: That he has the best brain. Other politicians also lie. If you told a politician you want the truth about something important, and you received a...

Psychology of Humor

by jmalouff | Jan 17, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology

I recently read about a meta-analysis of studies that examined whether men or women are funnier. The studies provided participants with a cartoon or something similar. The participants then were to write a funny caption. You can see a challenge like this in every...

Using Psychology

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