A Term in Psychology: The Chicken Flock Effect
Have You Ever Felt Left Out Because You Excelled? Have you ever felt excluded because your talents or personality made you different from the crowd?Maybe in a group setting, you showed a special st...
A Term in Psychology: The Hawthorne Effect
Have You Experienced This? Have you ever noticed that when your teacher assigns a task, you spend time thinking it through, trying your best to get the perfect answer?Or maybe at a party, when you ...
A Term in Psychology: The Rosenthal Effect
Have You Felt This Before? When you were a student, did a teacher’s passing praise suddenly reignite your drive to study, leading to higher grades?Or at work, did just one approving glance or compl...
A Term in Psychology: Fatigue Decision Effect
Why do you tend to spend more money the busier you get?
A Term in Psychology: The Aronson Effect
What is the Aronson Effect? Psychologist Elliot Aronson once observed: “It’s not the reward itself that people love, but the feeling that rewards are increasing.” Just yesterday, a reader message...
A Term in Psychology: The Festinger Law
Have You Noticed the Same Thing Affects People Differently? Ever notice how the same event can make one person furious, while another just laughs it off?Some people are led around by their emotions...
