Cognitive Load Theory: Understanding This Process
Imagine I placed a massive 5,000-page dictionary right on the table and said: “You have until the end of the day to memorize every single […]
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Cognitive Distortions: What are they and How to avoid them?
What are Cognitive Distortions? What are their characteristics and consequences? What types of cognitive distortions are there? In this article, we will solve these questions […]
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Anterograde Amnesia: Familiar faces become strangers
Anterograde Amnesia: Imagine yourself wandering up and down the streets not finding back home. Well, the solution is simple, looking for a taxi or ask […]
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Dysphasia: Difficulty with comprehension of spoken or written language
Imagine not being about to sing your favorite song, or not being able to write or say how you feel or what you are thinking. […]
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Sports Psychology: From training your body to your emotions
Have you ever thought about how your favorite athletes are able to do what they do? They do it by using sports psychology. In this […]
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Sensory Integration Therapy: What is it and who benefits from it?
Sensory integration therapy. Sensory integration refers to the brain’s ability to organize sensory information that comes from our surroundings. Sensations come in as perception and […]
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Laughter Therapy: What is it and how is it beneficial?
Laughther is a characteristic of a positive emotion. We tend to think that someone who is laughing is because he/she is happy or just heard […]
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Triangular Theory of Love: How Does Love Develop?
The Triangular Theory of Love was developed by Robert Sternberg in 1986. It states how love can be described in three components which form a […]
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Child Hyperactivity: What it is, causes and how does education play a role?
Sometimes we find “unruly” and restless children in the classroom, whose grades keep getting worse and disrupt the class any chance they get. They can’t […]
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Metacognition: Thinking About Thinking Improves Learning
Metacognition. Have you ever analyzed the strategies you use for learning new information? Do you read the information out loud several times? Or do you […]
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Emotional Intelligence: What is it, interpretation models and controversies.
Emotional Intelligence. Mark and John had a fight with their boss. When each of them got to their homes, Mark started yelling at his kids […]
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Acrophobia: What is it, symptoms and how to get over it?
Acrophobia. Are you afraid of heights? Do you feel unable to observe a landscape from the top of a mountain? Are you horrified when you […]
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Willpower: The complete guide to good habits
It’s common to think that obese people, smokers, and drinkers have little to no willpower. Is this true? How does willpower affect people? What is […]
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