Psychologon / Uncategorised Most people are bad at arguing. These 2 techniques will make you better. "Anyone who has argued with an opinionated relative or friend about immigration or gun control knows it is often impossible to sway someone with strong views. That’s in part because our brains work hard to ensure the integrity of our worldview: We seek out information to confirm what we already know, and are dismissive or avoidant of facts that are hostile to our core beliefs. But it’s not impossible to make your argument stick. And there’s been some good scientific work on this. Here are two strategies that, based on the evidence, seem promising." Read more in this article.

www.vox.com / 11. 1. 2019

Psychologon / Rešerše Virtual reality therapy shows promise in the treatment of nightmares "A specialized virtual reality treatment may be able to reduce the frequency and intensity of nightmares, according to a pilot study published in the journal Dreaming. “Current treatments for nightmares required too much time or taking a drug that essentially knocked you out for awhile, so we needed a treatment that was short, non-toxic and effective,” said study author Patrick McNamara of the Boston University School of Medicine."

PsyPost / 8. 1. 2019

Psychologon / Rešerše Martin Pistorius How my mind came back to life — and no one knew Imagine being unable to say, "I am hungry," "I am in pain," "thank you," or "I love you,” — losing your ability to communicate, being trapped inside your body, surrounded by people yet utterly alone. For 13 long years, that was Martin Pistorius’s reality. After contracting a brain infection at the age of twelve, Pistorius lost his ability to control his movements and to speak, and eventually he failed every test for mental awareness. He had become a ghost. But then a strange thing started to happen — his mind began to knit itself back together. In this moving talk, Pistorius tells how he freed himself from a life locked inside his own body.

www.ted.com / 29. 12. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše Study on Holocaust survivors suggests parental PTSD impacts successful aging among offspring "A new study on survivors of the Nazi concentration camps and their children has found evidence that the consequences of trauma can be passed down to one’s offspring."   Více se dočtete zde.

PsyPost / 18. 12. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit "Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking, counterintuitive phenomenon? Through the lens of Brendan Dassey's interrogation and confession (as featured in Netflix's "Making a Murderer" documentary), developmental psychology professor and researcher Lindsay Malloy breaks down the science underlying false confessions and calls for change in the way kids are treated by a legal system designed for adults."

www.ted.com / 2. 12. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše Is there a link between mass shootings and mental illness? "The Shining is clearly a work of fiction. But when it comes to mental illness and violence, the public, media and policy-makers often have difficulty discerning fact from fantasy. Opinion polls consistently reveal that the majority of adults in the US believe that people with mental illnesses are more likely to be violent than those without."

BBC / 23. 11. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality "What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian Little is more interested in moments when we transcend those traits -- sometimes because our culture demands it of us, and sometimes because we demand it of ourselves. Join Little as he dissects the surprising differences between introverts and extroverts and explains why your personality may be more malleable than you think."

www.ted.com / 11. 11. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše America’s teens are extremely stressed out about school shootings "Gen Z is actually not the most stressed-out cohort in the poll. That distinction still belongs to the millennials, who, on average, rated their stress at 5.7 on a scale of 10. Gen Z was the second most stressed, with a 5.3 average. But it appears there are unique stressors for Gen Z, and they’re a troubling reminder of the times we live in."

www.vox.com / 1. 11. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše Study: Religious fundamentalists and dogmatic individuals are more likely to believe fake news “Some false beliefs are relatively harmless (e.g., children believing in the tooth fairy), while others might cause significant distress (e.g., incorrectly believing that others are trying to hurt you) or may be potentially harmful to society as a whole (e.g., false beliefs about global warming or vaccines).” “Research suggests that vulnerability to several different kinds of false beliefs may be determined (at least in part) by similar cognitive factors. For example, prior to our study, belief in fake news and belief in delusions had separately been associated with less engagement in analytic thinking,” Bronstein said.

PsyPost / 30. 10. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše Why we have an emotional connection to robots "When we behave violently towards robots, specifically robots that are designed to mimic life, is that a healthy outlet for violent behavior or is that training our cruelty muscles? We don't know ... But the answer to this question has the potential to impact human behavior, it has the potential to impact social norms, it has the potential to inspire rules around what we can and can't do with certain robots, similar to our animal cruelty laws. Because even if robots can't feel, our behavior towards them might matter for us. And regardless of whether we end up changing our rules, robots might be able to help us come to a new understanding of ourselves."

www.ted.com / 28. 10. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression Evidence-based talk therapy delivered by a trained team of grandmothers? It seems to be working. This way of treating mental health issues is being put into practice in African countries where professional help for depression and other diagnoses is otherwise nearly inaccessible - and much needed.

BBC / 23. 10. 2018

Psychologon / Rešerše How your brain decides what is beautiful "Anjan Chatterjee uses tools from evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience to study one of nature's most captivating concepts: beauty. He investigates neural responses to beauty, explaining that the faces and places we find aesthetically pleasing may promote evolutionary success."

www.ted.com / 20. 10. 2018