Every year that begins is a new opportunity. It represents a continuum and, at the same time, a turning point. The possibility of turning the page, …
Curiosities
How many kinds of regrets are there and which is the most painful?
"It’s better to do and regret rather not", wrote Giovanni Boccaccio. However, the truth is that there are as many types of regret as there are people. …
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Primacy Effect: being influenced by the first thing you see or hear
In Mathematics it is often said that the order of the factors does not alter the product. However, in psychology, the slightest change can have …
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Can your dog know if you are stressed?
For most people, dogs are a member of the family. Although we do not speak the same language, living together allows us to overcome that distance and …
Why does a person lie unnecessarily?
There are a thousand and one reasons to lie. There are those who tell "white lies" to "protect" the other from a harsh truth and there are those who …
To flourish as people, we need 3 positive experiences for each negative event
Throughout life we experience many situations that generate different affective states. We laugh and cry. We get angry and reconcile. We hate and we …
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Pluralistic ignorance, how do we betray ourselves believing we know what others think?
Have you ever disagreed on something, but kept quiet so as not to "disrupt" because it seemed that everyone agreed? It is a relatively common …
