With school just around the corner, many parents are asking, ‘how can I help my child gain a deeper understanding of core concepts? Well, KQED – Mind/Shift just might have the answer in their article on the role of feelings in learning. Sidney D’Mello, a psychologist at the University of Notre Dame has conducted a study that purports learning…
Read MoreLying to Yourself Has Its Benefits
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that lying to yourself — or self-deception, as psychologists call it — actually has benefits sometimes. Based on a growing body of research using new experimental techniques to induce and analyze self-deception, researchers are finding that most people lie to themselves at least some of the…
Read MoreCan You Compete Under Pressure?
The 2012 London Olympics are drawing to a close and we have witnessed many inspiring, emotional and phenomenal performances these past two weeks. We previously featured various blog posts about an athlete’s ability to control their emotions while competing. We picked the brains of two London Olympic Athletes, including Olympic Champion Kayla Harrison and Olympic…
Read MoreMaureen O’Sullivan’s Wizards Project Update
The Wizards Project was a research project conducted by Drs. Paul Ekman and Maureen O’Sulllivan, that studied the ability of people to detect lies. This research showed that for the average person, being able to detect deception is not an easy task. Most people can detect deceit only about 50% of the time, which is the statistical equivalent of…
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