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...
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...
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...