Psychology Archives

How to Read the Room & Adapt Your Presentation Accordingly

How to Find Your Target Audience and Competitors

How can you read the room even before you speak? How should you respond to certain reactions you get during your presentation? Even the most prepared speaker must be ready to be flexible during their speech. A skilled public speaker knows how to read the room and go with that flow in order to maintain the connection between them and their audience. Read more for John C. Maxwell’s advice on how to read the room and adjust your speech as needed.

Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life (List & Exercise)

Do you have any fine art in your house? How much attention do you pay to the person you’re becoming? Do you have a date scheduled with your significant other? Beyond Order is Jordan B. Peterson’s hard-hitting, no-nonsense guide to navigating the chaos of our difficult world and living a life of excellence. In it, Peterson offers 12 rules to help you reduce the chaos in your life, create order, and live responsibly. Keep reading for the Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life list, and apply them to your life with an exercise at the end.

The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained—Overview

How has psychology evolved over the years? What are the six major fields of psychology? Many college students take a Psychology 101 class, but not many of them actually absorb and remember the material. If you like the study of the mind but would rather pass on dry lectures, The Psychology Book offers a broad overview of psychology and how it’s changed over time. Read below for an overview of The Psychology Book.

How to Memorize Lists: 4 Steps to Remember Data in Order

Do you need to memorize information in a sequence for school or work? Do you always forget which US president came after James Buchanan? Your brain has a natural affinity for associations. The Memory Book shows you how to use this skill to connect sequential pieces of information. This enables you to remember a full list of words in their original order. Read more to learn how to memorize lists and use this skill in real life.

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Learn the Basics

What is cognitive psychology? When did psychologists begin to focus on emotion and memory? After World War II, psychologists began to focus less on behavior, and more on emotion and memory due to scientific advances. They started to perceive the brain as an information hub that people knew barely anything about. Continue reading for an introduction to cognitive psychology from The Psychology Book.

Opportunity Lurks Where Responsibility Has Been Abdicated

Where does life’s meaning come from? What does your conscience tell you to do? Do you listen? In Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson lays out his philosophy and rules for living a life of excellence in a world of hardship and chaos. Beyond Order Rule 4 is this: Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated. Read more to learn why assuming personal responsibility for your life will bring you meaning and fulfillment.

The 6 Types of Working Genius: Book Overview

What is the book The 6 Types of Working Genius about? What’s the best way to get a team to work together? In The 6 Types of Working Genius, Patrick Lencioni walks you through six intelligence types and how they can bolster organizational well-being. Additionally, he addresses how these intelligence types apply to workflow. Read below for a brief overview of The 6 Types of Working Genius.

Using Memory Association Techniques to Memorize Abstract Data

Do you have trouble remembering people’s names? How might you make abstract information easier to recall? We always use association, often subconsciously, to commit things to memory. In other words, we remember things in relation to each other. So, we can recall anything if we link it to another piece of information we already know. This is particularly helpful for abstract information, which is harder to remember. Read on to learn how to use memory association techniques to memorize abstract data.

Social Psychology: History, Influential Figures & Experiments

How has social psychology changed over the years? Why is it important to study human interaction? The roots of social psychology begin in the 1930s when scientists became interested in studying social interactions. Because of these studies, we have a better idea of why people act in certain situations and what relationships say about humanity. Learn more about social psychology’s history, according to The Psychology Book.

The Science of Psychedelics: How They Affect the Human Brain

What does the science of psychedelics entail? What are the psychological and physiological effects of psychedelics? In How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan delves into recent research that has uncovered how psychedelics work. This includes the subjective psychological experiences they trigger and their physiological effects on the brain. Continue reading to learn more about what science has found out about psychedelics.