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- We often tend to believe that something that feels “natural," “normal," or “familiar” is the correct option to choose. Choosing something other than the “correct” option feels uncomfortable and is often referred to as “counterintuitive," meaning that our intuition tells us that it is wrong.
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Sep 9, 2020 · How could something so obvious be wrong? But after doing some more research, we realized that sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. Here are just a few of those craziest facts out there!
Mar 16, 2015 · Things that are too obvious are not counterintuitive - it's just counterintuitive that the answer is so obvious. –
- Surprising Psychology Findings
- Gender Identity Is More Nature Than Nurture
- Positive Self-Statements May Not Benefit Those with Low Self Esteem
- Suppressing Your Anger May Actually Be Good For You
- Nonconformity Beats Trying to Fit in
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They say hindsight is 20-20, meaning that after we’ve learned about something, we think it was obvious all along. Many believe that psychology is just common sense, that the basics of the field are logical, and therefore, we all know about them. Yet many psychological studies have reported findings that are absolutely counterintuitive, and that see...
The medical and scientific community has long believed that the gender identity of a child was determined by “nurture,” or the child’s upbringing, environment, and how the child was treated. This idea was more firmly established in the 1960s when Dr. John Money published his John/Joan case, which discussed two twin boys, one of whom was raised as a...
There is a common belief that positive affirmations and self-statements can help people with all kinds of difficulties includinglow self-esteemand self-concept, poor mood, pessimism, and hopelessness. However, research indicates that positive self-statements may not necessarily benefit people with low self-esteem. Studies have shown that subjects w...
Many believe it is common knowledge that it is better to let your anger out than hold it in, that keeping your emotions bottled up will cause an explosion down the road. Yet the expression of anger has been shown to be related to biological health risk in Western cultures (Kitayama, Park, Boylan, Miyamoto, Levine, Markus, & Ryff, 2015). Research in...
We all likely know what it’s like to try to fit in with a group.It seems, at least anecdotally, that trying to fit in by going along with popular positions lead to a sense of comfort and belonging. While nonconformists who disagree with a group may be viewed as courageous and as being true to who they are, for many of us the consequences of nonconf...
Bushman, B. J. (2002). Does venting anger feed or extinguish the flame? Catharsis, rumination, distraction, anger, and aggressive responding. Personality and social psychology bulletin, 28(6), 724-731. Hames, J. L., & Joiner, T. E. (2012). Resiliency factors may differ as a function of self-esteem level: Testing the efficacy of two types of positiv...
Tessa Schlesingeron December 31, 2018: Interesting. I've known for at least 40 years that our character/abilities is nature (DNA) from twin studies, and our success depends on environment - whether we had access toresources. Daniel Goleman, the guy who wrote the book on emotional intelligence, is a journalist - not a psychologist. America, where pe...
- Self-help Mantras Can Do More Harm Than Good. If you’ve got low self-esteem, you might want to avoid uttering positive mantras such as “I’m a lovable person”.
- People Do Not Learn Better When Taught Via Their Preferred “Learning Style” An incredibly popular idea, including among teachers, is that pupils learn better when they are taught information via their preferred modality, such as auditory, visual or by doing.
- Criminals Show Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour in Economic Games. It’s easy to demonise people who have broken the law. However, recent studies using economic games that test fairness and cooperation show that this is short-sighted.
- Bottling Up Your Anger May Actually Be Good For You. Folk wisdom states that it’s better to relieve your anger by letting it out. In fact a tendency to lose one’s temper tends to go hand in hand with poorer health.
Mar 23, 2021 · Yet many psychological studies have reported findings that are absolutely counter intuitive and which seem illogical. Listed below are several particularly counter intuitive findings from the...
Dec 7, 2023 · Obviousness and Obliviousness. There are two levels of nonobviousness in these research examples. First, the hypotheses run counter to intuition. The absence of authorship, conformity, obedience ...
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Dec 30, 2023 · Discover 11 counterintuitive facts that will challenge your beliefs and make you see the world in a whole new light. Open your mind to new perspectives and expand your horizons with these thought-provoking revelations.
