From mind blanks and mind wandering to precrastination, through self-deception and time perception, cognitive psychologists reveal all.
We are all too aware of inhabiting a thick and sometimes impenetrable forest of thoughts.
Yet their appearance or sudden disappearance often remains a mystery.
From mind blanks to mind wandering, precrastination, self-deception and time perception, cognitive psychologists have revealed that our thought processes are often even more strange than we might imagine.
For example:
- Why are our minds biased towards adding rather than taking away?
- Why is it so important to change your mind?
- How does our heartbeat affect our perception of time?
All of these questions and more are explored in these 9 cognitive psychology studies from the members-only section of PsyBlog:
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- Each Heartbeat Creates A ‘Wrinkle’ In Our Perception Of Time
- Has Relying On GPS Ruined Our Natural Ability To Navigate?
- Precrastination: Why People Complete Tasks Early When There’s No Need
- Why Changing Your Mind Is So Important
- The 4 Ways That People Lie To Themselves
- This Is The Most Socially Acceptable Prejudice On The Planet
- Humans Are Biased Towards Adding Rather Than Taking Away
- Allowing The Mind To Wander Is More Pleasant Than We Predict
- Mind Blanks Are Normal Among Healthy People
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