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Gonzalo Arreola

Gonzalo Arreola

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Basic Statistics Concepts
ExperimentsBasic Statistics ConceptsStatistics is a branch of mathematics that studies variability as well as the process that calculates it by following the laws of probability and using its models. We know that...
Juan Rulfo: Biography of a Literary Genius
Literature and PsychologyJuan Rulfo: Biography of a Literary GeniusJuan Rulfo was an important and powerful writer that gave rural Mexicans a universal voice. Despite not winning the Nobel...
Denial or Willful Ignorance
EmotionsDenial or Willful IgnorancePsychoanalysis suggests that we all use some unconscious strategies to maintain our sanity. These strategies are called defense mechanisms. One of them is denial or willful ignorance. Although this strategy...
How Unconscious Guilt Manifests Itself
ExperimentsHow Unconscious Guilt Manifests ItselfGuilt is a complex feeling, influenced by many factors. You experience it as remorse, self-blame, and a feeling of personal indignity....
Maladaptive Emotions Don't Exist
EmotionsMaladaptive Emotions Don't ExistEmotions have an adaptive and evolutionary value, as science has been able to demonstrate it. Studies by Barbara L. Fredrickson,...
Aversive Conditioning and Appetitive Conditioning
TherapiesAversive Conditioning and Appetitive ConditioningExperts introduced the terms aversive conditioning and appetitive conditioning in the third generation of therapies. Sometimes, they're also known as...
The Spotlight Effect: Making Mountains out of Molehills
Self-esteemThe Spotlight Effect: Making Mountains out of MolehillsThe spotlight effect is when people overestimate any of their defects or flaws, however small they may be. The victims...
Emotional Support: A Wonderful Pain Reliever
Human RelationshipsEmotional Support: A Wonderful Pain RelieverSometimes you need to feel surrounded, protected, with that feeling that nothing bad can happen to you. Perhaps a hug, a...
Affection in Relationships
Romantic RelationshipsAffection in RelationshipsBeing happy with another person is not as simple as consulting an instruction manual, especially as the years pass by. You mustn't forget that a relationship is like a garden. In...
Creative Visualization: A Tool to Achieve Goals
CultureCreative Visualization: A Tool to Achieve GoalsGetting what you want isn't easy. It takes more than desire and good intention. However, the technique of creative visualization...
Cognitive Characteristics of an Abuser
BrainCognitive Characteristics of an AbuserNeuroscience has allowed us to take a look at the main cognitive characteristics of an abuser in a romantic relationship. Now,...
Identifying Your Irrational Beliefs Can Improve Your Well-Being
Personal DevelopmentIdentifying Your Irrational Beliefs Can Improve Your Well-BeingOftentimes, your interpretation of a situation can cause negative emotions to appear or to increase them more than necessary. Keeping...
The Sad Elephants: A True Story
Stories and ReflectionsThe Sad Elephants: A True StoryThe story of the sad elephants is one of those true stories that defy fiction. In fact, there are some...
Five Tips on How to Study without Getting Bored
CultureFive Tips on How to Study without Getting BoredAlthough some subjects probably don't interest you at all, you sometimes have to study them either because it's necessary for...
Six Reflections to Live a Better Life
CultureSix Reflections to Live a Better LifeFrom poets and philosophers to singers and athletes, many personalities have left us with reflections to live a better life. There...
When Talking to Strangers Is Easier than Talking to People You Know
Human RelationshipsWhen Talking to Strangers Is Easier than Talking to People You KnowCenturies ago, Lucius Annaeus Seneca said that "One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and...
Why the Word 'Feminism' Makes Young People Nervous
CultureWhy the Word 'Feminism' Makes Young People NervousThe word 'feminism' makes young people nervous. Conditions of gender inequality are still very common. And, even though there's been a...
How a Rumor Spreads
Social PsychologyHow a Rumor SpreadsA rumor is a social phenomenon that needs at least one person to create and spread it as well as many others to modify and transmit it. Therefore, understanding how a...
Marie Curie: Biography of a Woman Trailblazer
CultureMarie Curie: Biography of a Woman TrailblazerMarie Curie was a pioneer in every way and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and to...
Types of Validity: Concurrent Validity and Construct Validity
CultureTypes of Validity: Concurrent Validity and Construct ValidityThe concept of validity has evolved over the years. Previously, experts believed that a test was valid for anything it...
José de Espronceda: Biography of the Romantic Poet
CultureJosé de Espronceda: Biography of the Romantic PoetMany people know José de Espronceda's poetry. His poetry consists of contrasts, descriptions, and an abundance of adjectives. Espronceda was...