Psychology Archives

6 Tips for Influencing Customer Perceptions

What role does first impression play in sales success? What is the key to imparting a good first impression when dealing with customers? You can greatly increase the likelihood of a sale if you make a good first impression. To this end, appeal to your customer’s subconscious mind with cues that lead her to think you’re professional, in control, and an expert in your field. You can do this by harnessing the power of suggestion, which plants ideas and beliefs in a person’s subconscious mind with subtle social cues. In this article, we’ll look at some tips on how to

Christian Anxiety: How You Can Manage It

7 Major Causes of Depression and Anxiety

Are you struggling with anxiety as a Christian? What is the key to managing Christian anxiety? In Get Out of Your Head, Jennie Allen writes about the various inner battles Christian people face. One of these inner battles is against Christian anxiety and fear. Understanding how to confront your fears and inner lies will help to improve your mental well-being. Find out how to deal with Christian anxiety below.

10 Confidence-Building Techniques That Work

Is confidence encoded in our biology? Or is it a matter of environment and upbringing? Can self-confidence be built, and if so, to what extent? Both biological and environmental factors contribute to confidence, but confidence isn’t a fixed trait—you have to build it. Psychologists believe that 50% of developing confidence might come from choice and will. To this end, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, the authors of The Confidence Code, devised the following confidence-building techniques.

Christian Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Exercises to Try

How is Christian cognitive behavioral therapy different from other types of cognitive-behavioral therapy? What are some exercises you can try? Christian cognitive behavioral therapy integrates regular therapy techniques with religious affirmations and encouragement. Religious belief offers another layer of support that can be helpful for improving mood and mindset. Here are some Christian cognitive behavioral therapy exercises to try.

Confidence Development: Is It Nature or Nurture?

How does confidence develop? Is confidence primarily a matter of nature or nurture? Confidence isn’t a matter of nature versus nurture—both our biology and our environment affect us and neither will win out. While up to 50% of confidence might be determined by our genes, that doesn’t mean that any of us are doomed to be under-confident. In this article, we’ll take a look at the role of genetics and environment in confidence development.

How to Develop a Rational Decision-Making Process

Do you rate your decisions based solely on the outcomes? Have you developed a rational decision-making process? Thinking in Bets author Annie Duke believes that we must judge the soundness of our decisions, not just by their results, but by the reasoning we use to make them. Ultimately, a rational decision-making process should be our goal. Read more to learn what constitutes a rational decision-making process.

Alternative Futures: What’s at Stake With Each Decision

What are alternative futures? Do you consider them when you make decisions? Whenever you make a decision, you’re choosing between alternative futures—outcomes that result from particular decisions. To make better decisions, you should adopt an “alternative futures” mindset. Keep reading to learn about thinking in terms of alternative futures.

Thinking in Bets: Annie Duke’s Decision Strategies

Have you read Thinking in Bets, Annie Duke’s book about decision-making? What application does it have for your life? In Thinking in Bets, Annie Duke shares strategies that can help you become more consistently rational and intellectually flexible. When you think in bets, you start with a foundation of well-informed beliefs, you become adept at learning from the outcomes of your past decisions, and you find a group of people who can help stop you from slipping into ineffective habits. These three building blocks—beliefs, outcomes, and groups—are the core of Duke’s philosophy. Keep reading to learn how to think in

Why People Believe in Fake News: What Science Says

Can science explain why people believe in fake news? Are we wired to believe false information? False information is all around us. Not only is it being produced, but it’s also being spread by people who believe it’s true. Science provides some interesting answers to why people believe in fake news. Basically, we’re simply wired to believe. Keep reading to learn why people believe in fake news.

Women and Confidence: Why They Lack Self-Faith

Do women tend to be less confident than men? What do you think the reason is behind women’s lack of self-confidence? According to Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, the authors of The Confidence Code, women have less confidence than men because women tend to underestimate their abilities—their self-perception is negatively skewed. Men, on the other hand, tend to overestimate their abilities. In this article, we’ll discuss women and confidence. Specifically, we’ll take a look at the evidence of the confidence gap between genders, and the differences in how men and women express confidence.