Have you ever thought you could tell what a person was like just from a superficial impression of them? You might have been under the influence of the halo effect. This term refers to a tendency of people to make global evaluations of people they don’t know based on specific perceived characteristics. There are several [...]
What are moral dilemmas? Moral dilemmas are situations where an individual has to make a choice between two or more clashing options. These options are often not pleasing to the individual and are usually not truly morally acceptable either. We can identify moral dilemmas by recognising that our actions in these given situations have moral [...]
Did you know that some of the greatest entrepreneurs and inventors were, in fact, introverts? Most people tend to underestimate their skills and chances to reach success. In a world where extroverts are predominant in numbers, an introvert can easily feel pushed to the sidelines. Introversion and extroversion should not be seen in the sense [...]
We make choices every day. While we may not utilise particular decision-making styles for each trivial decisions, we will for others. We will do it for decisions which will have further-reaching consequences, for example, or consequences for people beyond yourself. These situations are the ones which require specific decision-making styles and specific methods for dealing with them. [...]
We live in an age of progress and modernity. Therefore, parents want to know how to boost their children's intellectual development. Thankfully, fostering intellectual development doesn't necessarily mean piles of books. There are foods and engaging activities that can enhance your children's intelligence. We introduce them to you. Intellectual Development: How We Can Make Our [...]
There are things you must remember if you don’t know what to do with your life. It’s not as bad as it may seem. Say you’re in your 40s like me, and you still haven’t bought a house or finished your college degree. I guess for some people that sounds terrible, but honestly, it’s okay. [...]
What is an internal conflict? An internal conflict is a psychological struggle whereby someone finds himself or herself in difficulty when making a decision during a personal situation. You are grappling with an internal conflict if you are caught between (usually two) choices that are conflicting desires. It is a question of engaging with [...]
Metaphors enrich our language and allow us to make a deeper contextual connection. But did you know that the meaning of metaphors can also influence language and behaviour? So what do we mean when we talk about the meaning of metaphors? Metaphors are imaginative ways of describing something with the same characteristics but in a [...]
