Cognitive Psychology

What is NLP and what is it for?

What is NLP and what is it for?

The Neurolinguistic programming known as NLP, is a set of models, techniques and resources destin...

Theory of INFORMATION PROCESSING: what it is, characteristics and examples

Theory of INFORMATION PROCESSING: what it is, characteristics and examples

Within cognitivism two currents can be distinguished. The first, called Human Information Process...

What is AVAILABILITY BIAS

What is AVAILABILITY BIAS

Does Iraq or Tanzania have more inhabitants? You have probably responded based on how quickly Ira...

DIVERGING THINKING: What it is, characteristics and examples

DIVERGING THINKING: What it is, characteristics and examples

Divergent thinking is a general analysis of what surrounds us, without being very clear about the...

Magical thinking: what it is, characteristics, functions and examples

Magical thinking: what it is, characteristics, functions and examples

Years after his death, "John Lennon" returned to tour the United States, especially in the areas ...

SURVIVAL BIAS: what it is, causes and examples

SURVIVAL BIAS: what it is, causes and examples

It is easy to see and pay attention only to the successes and not to the failures, which are forg...

What is CONFIRMATION Bias

What is CONFIRMATION Bias

We are all always eager to verify our beliefs, but less inclined to seek evidence that can dispro...

RETROSPECTIVE BIAS: what it is, characteristics and examples

RETROSPECTIVE BIAS: what it is, characteristics and examples

A very common and dangerous bias, because it is unknown to most, is the so-called "hindsight bias...

What is the recency effect in psychology

What is the recency effect in psychology

In the second half of the 19th century, the German psychologist H. Ebbinghaus began a series of s...

Assertive communication: examples and techniques

Assertive communication: examples and techniques

Assertiveness is a useful communication tool, its application depends on the context and therefor...