Solving the mind's mystery one neuron at a time!
Familiarity with things can help reduce our perception of them as threats. Eating the same cuisine amidst a variety of choices, developing a preference for a particular song after repeated listenings can be a doing of this effect! But can our preference decrease after repeated exposure?
Boundaries help make healthy relationships. Doing so does not make you self-centred. It's okay to reject something if you are not comfortable with it. It's okay to take a break and not always be ready to be a helper. It's okay to vocalise your feelings. It's okay to put yourself first. Respecting others boundaries is needed if you want others to respect your boundaries.
Do you work better in a group or alone? Have you seen people not putting any effort at all whereas some people putting way too much effort?
Working harder than anyone could have, he set a great example. This is one such case that shows how hard work and the will to do what you desire can lead you to success.
Spotlight effect leads people into believing they are being noticed more than they really are. It makes you think you are the center of attention even if it may not be the case.
Cryptomensia occurs when we believe that a particular idea is a result of our own creativity and imagination. But in reality, we had come across the exact idea before but simply forgot.
Online disinhibition effect refers to the lack of restraint in communicating online. People can remain completely anonymous behind their screens. They usually are able to express themselves more freely.
After studying a new topic, I seem to see the particular phenomenon everywhere I go. This occurs due to the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon or The Frequency Illusion.
You may have noticed that you remember criticisms more than the compliments one gives. We tend to focus on negative events and are more likely to recall the bad things we encountered instead of happy events.
In the case of friendship, you might befriend someone who showed a positive trait but then later you find out that your friend isn't like what you expected.
Psyche Trail 