In today’s article, we will explore a number of psychological facts that you never knew!
- We tend to like people who have similar facial features to our own.
- People who can delay gratification tend to be more successful in life.
- Research suggests that we tend to overestimate the negative impact of a bad event and underestimate our ability to cope with it.
- People are more likely to remember information that is presented to them in a narrative form.
- Our brains are wired to pay more attention to negative information than positive information.
- Social media use can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and FOMO (fear of missing out).
- People tend to overestimate how much attention others pay to them.
- We are more likely to remember information that is presented to us multiple times.
- Positive self-talk can help to boost our confidence and improve our performance.
- People tend to rate themselves as better-than-average drivers, even though statistically that cannot be true.
- We tend to feel more connected to people who share our values and beliefs.
- Our memories are influenced by our emotional state at the time of encoding and retrieval.
- The mere exposure effect suggests that we tend to like things that we are familiar with.
- We tend to attribute others’ behavior to their personality, rather than to situational factors.
- Laughter has been shown to have a positive effect on our physical and mental health.
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