Psychology Archives

Matching Personalities—The Best and Worst Pairings

Whether it be the color model, DISC, or Myers-Briggs, matching personalities that are compatible will make work go smoother. Here’s how.

Living in survival mode? Learn what it is, how it works, and strategies to calm your nervous system to snap yourself out of downward spirals.

Elizabeth Gilbert came to realize that she was a sex and love addict. Learn her cautionary story and how this type of addiction works.

In psychology, social facilitation is the phenomenon that we often perform better when others are watching. Learn how and when it works.

Not all happiness is created equal. Discover the difference between hedonic and eudaimonic happiness and why it’s so significant.

Hedonic adaptation is the human tendency to normalize to a consistent baseline of happiness regardless of external circumstances. Learn more.

David Yeager says the neurobiological incompetence model rests on 20th-century research on the adolescent brain. Learn why it’s flawed.

We’ve used the word “validation” in various ways over the centuries. Learn what validation in psychology means (and doesn’t mean) today.

Research and real-world experience converge on a powerful idea: Perhaps what young people need most from mentors is belief. Learn more.

Do you feel like you own too much stuff? Here are four psychological reasons why we tend to accumulate things we don’t need.