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We do not grow old as long as we strive to improve ourselves.

Magazine / Mind & Psychology

The Bystander Effect

Dec 21, 2024 · Antigravity

The diffusion of responsibility. Why individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, and the seminal research of Darley and Latané.

Academy / Psychology

Flow State

Dec 21, 2024 · Antigravity

The Zone. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's concept of the optimal experience where skill meets challenge, resulting in total immersion and ego loss.

Magazine / Mind & Psychology

Hyperbolic Discounting

Dec 21, 2024 · Antigravity

Why we choose $100 today over $200 tomorrow. The psychological tendency to irrationally prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards.

Magazine / Mind & Psychology

Normalcy Bias

Dec 21, 2024 · Antigravity

The ostrich effect. The refusal to plan for, or react to, a disaster which has never happened before. Why people freeze in emergencies.

Academy / Psychology

Reactance

Dec 21, 2024 · Antigravity

The rebellious instinct. The unpleasant motivational arousal that emerges when people experience a threat to or loss of their free behaviors.

Magazine / Mind & Psychology

Social Proof

Dec 21, 2024 · Antigravity

The herd instinct. The psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior, and the pivotal research of Asch and Cialdini.