by jmalouff | Aug 19, 2019 | Job hunting, Organizational Psychology, Social psychology
When I was a law student in the U.S., I interviewed for a law clerk position with a trial-court judge, who I knew was a war veteran. I saw that he used a cane to move when I met him in his chambers. As he was moving, he dropped a document on the floor. I was frozen...
by jmalouff | Jul 17, 2019 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
Some people think that a passing comet signals the end of humanity. Others think the legalization of same-sex marriage signals the end. I point the finger at the popularity of mukbangs. The word mukbang is Korean. It means online video of people eating....
by jmalouff | Jul 14, 2019 | Social psychology
A 55-year-old woman is in jail in Dubai for a Facebook-related act. The alleged offense: Calling her ex-husband’s new wife a horse. A nice female friend of mine once called her ex-husband’s new wife a dog. Sometimes replaced women call the new wife a cow or a...
by jmalouff | Apr 7, 2019 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Organizational Psychology, Problem solving, Social psychology, Work
I learned about bullies at the same time I learned about algebra. When I reached six feet tall in year 9, schoolyard bullies stopped bothering me. I enjoyed life without bullies. Little did I know that bullying would return to my life in the workplace. The first time...
by jmalouff | Mar 9, 2019 | Social psychology
Radical change can lead to great improvements. We see those improvements mostly with technological changes, such as the Internet, cell phones, search engines, and all kinds of medical advances, including gene therapy and 3-D printed body parts. People tend to...
by jmalouff | Dec 10, 2018 | Positive psychology, Social psychology
Many women have recently told others about previously secret events of their life, including being sexually harassed and assaulted. Both men and women testified at the recent Royal Commission on sexual abuse in institutions. The Me Too movement grows all the...