Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Hierarchy

  Hierarchy of what? Well none other than Maslow's proposed 'Hierarchy of Needs' which discusses how certain things take priority over others in our lives!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Observe the World Around you!

  Observation of our surroundings influences choices we make every day, whether it be an advertisement or a person we're observing. Sometimes though, observational learning can lead to an unfortunate situation where we could learn detrimental behaviors through observational learning.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Officer, I've been Framed!

  Ever framed a painting before? If you have, you probably know how a frame could make a painting better or worse, but how does this relate to Psychology? Read on after the break to find out!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Heir Conditioning



  At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, I will say that companies are always trying to convince us to buy their products. An innocent enough claim, no? The way they do it, however, is what makes it so dastardly.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

The Fallacy of Positive Instances? Or the Truth?



  Conspiracies are the lifeblood of almost any person. By human nature we just love to gossip, to get the low down, to get the so-called 'dirt' on anyone or anything, and sometimes this comes to a fault. It can come to a point where people don't even have to work at convincing us anymore, but rather just have to provide a set of circumstances that our brains would deem plausible.