9 Signs of a Scam Artist and Manipulation Tools They Use

I’ve always been interested in the darker side of a person’s personality, particularly deviant behaviour. I want to know why someone might stray from the straight and narrow. So I often watch programmes about scam artists and their victims. And I think to myself, how did they fall for their…

How the Psychology of Money Subtly Affects Your Personality and Life

What is the psychology of money? Yes, you heard it right, there are many psychological aspects and they do influence the way we live. Most people think only in the terms of, “make money/spend money/invest money/save money” or something to that effect, but the subject of the money goes much…

Karl Marx’s Conflict Theory and What It Reveals about Today’s Society

Brexit has caused deep divisions in households in the UK. In France, the ‘gilets jaunes’ are threatening to bring the country to a standstill over rising fuel costs. Can conflict theory help us understand why? If you’ve noticed that the world seems to be getting a lot less tolerant these…

The Psychology of Anchoring and How It Affects Your Ideas & Decisions

Anchoring in psychology is a specific cognitive bias. It takes the form of individuals grabbing hold of the one piece of information they heard first, to the detriment of other information. You might know this as ‘first impressions’ – when someone relies on their own first idea of a person…

How to Protect Your Identity from Thieves and Corporations on the Internet

The Internet equals convenience. That said, it has many dangers, so it's necessary to know how to protect your identity in the online world. Identity thieves are becoming more sophisticated every day. They have many ways to use the information that you have stored online to access your bank accounts.…