The Misinformation Effect
The misinformation effect is the tendency for memories to be heavily influenced by things that happened after the actual event itself. A person who witnesses a car accident or crime…
The misinformation effect is the tendency for memories to be heavily influenced by things that happened after the actual event itself. A person who witnesses a car accident or crime…
The Availability Heuristic is the tendency to estimate the probability of something happening based on how many examples readily come to mind. An example of this is seeing the wealth…
I could have stretched this one out to 4 separate blogs but, this needs to hit who it needs to as soon as possible. There are many different types of…
Humans are creatures of habit. Well, all living things are creatures of habit. We'll stick to the humans. Habits will form in life. Some habits form without much effort because…
Money. A small subset of us invented it, believing it was better than the barter system. The rest were forced to adopt it. The thing is the people who created…
"Survival of the fittest" is a term meaning the continued existence of organisms that best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others who did not. We've since used…
Invest in the "New". Invest in weird. Invest in things that may not fit what you would call normal. These are the investments that will be life-changing. A savings account…
How do you see yourself? It is not a trick question but, for some, it will cause an uncomfortable pause. It will have you asking a follow-up question. Why is…
How patient are you? The most common answer is it depends. It depends on who or what requires patience. Do you want to obtain a bachelor's degree? You understand it…
In a world full of procrastinators and perfectionists, the majority of us could use motivation. The "You can do it", "Do it for your family", or "Do it for (fill…