Learn how to win everything through social psychology.
What is social loafing? Did you wonder why you feel less motivated to accomplish a group task compared to an individual assignment? Or, do you notice that the bigger the group, the less output being produced? What causes this problem? Well, before discussing the psychology behind group behavior, let us talk about the concept that drives group behavior. In psychology,…
The simplest way to influence people is through your voice. Most people have no idea that their voice pitch has a significant impact on their conversation. If you want to convince people, you better watch out your voice. But how will you establish influence in the starting phase of your conversation? A research published in 2016 found that lowering your…
How to seek empathy from others? When you are in a bad situation in your life, you need others to accompany you. Finding someone to listen your story is a big help. But it is hard to find people who would truly understand what you’re going through. But did you know that you can do something to make people feel…
How to be more attractive? Attractiveness can be hard to define. It is a subjective concept that people may have different views. In most cases, people think of attractiveness as personal attributes such as skin color, height, traits, etc. But the biggest and one of the most intriguing question is “how can a person become more attractive”? One study suggests…
Why rich people have worse relationship decisions? You can’t win it all. You may be good at something but do poorly in the other area. We are imperfect. Even the most affluent people, despite having all the resources, they make poor decisions. In fact, in some instances, poor people have wiser decisions than the rich ones. This difference in decision…
How to appear confident? Because we are social beings, we can not exclude interpersonal communication from our daily activities. Either we like or not, we need to talk with other people, deal with them, and connect with them. However, our social interaction requires confidence. We won’t be able to connect to the world when we are afraid. This could be…