Anyone who has been through high school or college knows that group projects arethe worst.It always seems like no one is pulling their weight and someone has to step up and put most of the work on their shoulders. Why does that always happen? Psychologists might say that it has something to do with The Bystander Effect. But the Bystander Effect isn’t just a phenomenon that happens in the college classroom....

Questions about obedience still remain. How obedient are people willing to be so they don’t have to ruffle any feathers? At what point will people stand up to authority? These are the questions that many studies, including the Hofling Nurse Study, have tried to answer. This video is all about the Hofling Nurse Study and what it told psychologists about obedience.What Is the Hofling Nurse Study?What Is the Milgram Experiment?How Did the Hofling Nurse Study Work?...

If you saw someone being murdered, would you take action? Would you call the police or try to get involved? These are the questions that the Kitty Genovese case has brought to the minds of anyone that hears about it. The story of this case is a rollercoaster - it involves power relations, media sensationalism, and the establishment of the 911 system. But it’s most known for its connection toThe Bystander Effect....

Let’s say you are looking at a marshmallow. You have two options. You can either wait for the first marshmallow and get a second marshmallow. Or, you can have one marshmallow now - but then you’re done.How long would you wait for the second marshmallow?Wouldyou wait for the second marshmallow?This was the dilemma facing preschool-age children in the 1960s. Little did they know that the way they handled the dilemma would be part of one of the most famous psychological studies of all time....

There aren’t many free memory tests online. Here at Practical Psychology, we have created the first and only 3-in-1 memory test. Start Memory Test We built this to specifically measure your short term, long term, and working memory using a simple quiz that anyone can take in under 5 minutes. We have thousands of people using this tool to test memory loss each month, it’s a very simple and easy test to administer....

“Go to your room and think about what you’ve done!” You’ve heard parents say this to their kids before. The child has done something bad, and the parents want to teach them a lesson. In reality, the child will probably go to their room and pout. But if they were to reflect on their experience, they would probably think about the connection between their behavior and the consequences. When they doA,Bhappens....

If a gorilla walked into the middle of a basketball court, do you think you would see it? You probably said, “Yes.” But you might be wrong. Many people in a landmark 1999 psychology experiment failed to see the gorilla. The experiment helped to show the existence of a fascinating phenomenon called “inattentional blindness.” It’s something that affects all of us. No matter how often we tell ourselves that we will see the gorilla, our brains may miss it....

Latent learning challenges the idea that all behavior is learned through reinforcement - it’s an essential addition to the study of psychology. What is Latent Learning?How Does Latent Learning Take Place?Difference Between Insight and Latent LearningWho Introduced The Idea of Latent Learning?How Teachers Bring Latent Learning Into the Classroom What is Latent Learning? How Does Latent Learning Take Place? Difference Between Insight and Latent Learning Who Introduced The Idea of Latent Learning?...

2+2 is… There are two types of cells: _____ and ______. The states are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas… You might be singing songs as you pull up this information in your head. You might be thinking about a flashcard you used in grade school before a quiz. The goal of these exercises and study games became tomemorizethe information. You probably repeated these exercises, quizzes, and other study techniques repeatedly. During this time, you were engaging in a practice calledrote memorization....

Think about the memory of your first prom. Or a day at the park with your dog. Or a joke that your friend made the other day. The memories that stay in our long-term memory storage stuck out to us for a reason. The things that we saw, felt, or heard were significant and worthy of being remembered. They made the cut. We see, feel, and hear a lot of things throughout the day....

A new moment is always on the horizon: new days, months, and years! We often use these milestones to set goals and reflect on how we would like to behave in the future. Is this the year that you start rock climbing? Will you finally get started on writing a novel this? Do you plan to put down your Juul in January and never touch it again? It’s easy to say that we want to pick up new healthy habits, especially in the excitement of a new year or month....

What is a Mind Palace?How Does a Memory Palace Work?How to Use a Memory PalaceIs Using a Memory Palace Effective? What is a Mind Palace? How Does a Memory Palace Work? How to Use a Memory Palace Is Using a Memory Palace Effective? In fact, when we say “In the first place” or “in the second place”, we are actually referring to references of the Method of Loci. Here’s a simple example to show how a mind palace works....

When most people think of Ivan Pavlov two thoughts readily come to mind. The first is Pavlov was an amazing psychologist. The second is he worked with dogs. But although Pavlov did some incredible work with dogs and made major contributions to the field of psychology, the truth is he was not a psychologist at all. So, who exactly was he? Who Is Ivan Pavlov?His Early YearsPavlov’s Dog ExperimentDiscovering Pavlovian ConditioningBehaviorism TheoryPavlov’s Impact on Psychology and EducationIvan Pavlov’s Accomplishments and AwardsPersonal Life and Death...