Sometimes, the best way to solve a problem is to stop trying to do so at 3 a.m. Self-Control 3 Min Read The Real Secret to Self-Control (It’s Not Willpower) Self-control isn’t something you either have or don’t. More from Psychology Today Deception 5...
In an American Medical Association Journal about the psychology of debt management, researchers observed that subjects who had multiple sources of debt to be paid off would pay the smaller debts first, despite the fact that the larger debts had higher interest rates. Most people believe that winni...
But be careful: “Smart people maintain the consistency of lies better than dumb people,” says psychologist Robert Feldman, a professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts. 8. Beware Those Who Protest Too Much. Someone who consciously is trying to make you think he’s honest–for...
will lie. But in a study published in theJournal ofPersonalityand Social Psychology, DePaulo and Deborah A. Kashy, Ph.D., of Texas A&M University, report that frequent liars tend to be manipulative andMachiavellian, not to mention overly concerned with the impression they make on others. St...
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Mean Girls Psychology The main focus of this paper is to show the connections between aggression and peer rejection and the effects it has on an adolescent whether it be directly or indirectly. One of the most influential aspects for self-esteem in adolescence is social acceptance from peers whi...
Not every speech act can be a lie. A good definition of lying should be able to draw the right distinctions between speech acts (like promises, assertions,
truthful world is a good thing: lying diminishes trust between human beings: if people generally didn't tell the truth, life would become very difficult, as nobody could be trusted and nothing you heard or read could be trusted - you would have to find everything out for yourself. ...
If you find out later, you may angrily reprove me: “Why did you put it to us that X is no good at philosophy? You knew perfectly well that X is a first-rate philosopher, whom you yourself have hired!” The same applies to the false implicatures conveyed in the Athanasius and ...
If you read about other similar cases to that of Phillip and Nancy Garrido or about the psychology of cult followers, you will see this psychological dynamic at play. There are few more enduring and dangerous duos than these partners in evil: the psychopath and malignant narcissist combo. ...