Basic Psychological Processes

One of the biggest mysteries that philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience are trying to solve is how the human mind works. The philosopher John Lo...

Have you heard of "hyperfocus" or hyperconcentration? The neurodivergent population and, specifically, those diagnosed with attention deficit hyper...

Do you need to boost your creativity? Would you like to also strengthen your attention span? In that case, the…

For centuries, science has had to fight against ignorance. For example, Giordano Bruno was a Dominican friar who lived in…

Daydreaming involves immersing yourself in a parallel world of infinite possibilities. It means mentally playing with new and almost impossible&hel...

Among all the creativity strategies available to us, one stands out for its originality. It's called po. It's also known…

Most of us use various strategies to protect our immune systems. For instance, we take care of our diets, try…

At times, it's kind and wise. At others, it's your worst enemy and criticizes you in everything you do. But,…

As, people, we're made of dreams, desires, and infinite fears. However, this third dimension often vetoes the first two. On…

One problem that defines human beings is the illusion of knowledge. In fact, some people, having acquired certain theoretical knowledge,…

Do you know what analytical thinking is? If we were to be guided by its name, we'd relate it to the word analyze. According to the Cambridge Dictio...

Having a conversation, performing at work, making a simple decision. Sometimes, even the simplest things seem impossible. Indeed, the most…

Your mind produces different types of thoughts on a daily basis. Some are more worthwhile than others. Many of them…

You've probably seen some of the videos currently circulating on social media that show moving scenes of animals demonstrating an altruistic attitu...

Physical development culminates, as you know, in adulthood. However, what about cognitive development? Is there a defined biological ceiling or&hel...

Crying is a physiological response usually linked to the emotional world, although not always. For example, think of the effects…

Fear is one of the six basic emotions (joy, sadness, disgust, anger, fear, surprise) that Charles Darwin described in 1872. It has a well-different...

Science has an answer to explain certain associations. For example, the fact that hunger puts almost all of us in…

Have you ever heard about existential intelligence? As a matter of fact, it's one of the great unknowns. That's because,…

Because of its complexity and ability, your memory is a fascinating phenomenon. No doubt you've wondered how it's possible to…

The formal operational stage of thought is part of the theory of cognitive development developed by the Swiss psychologist, epistemologist,…