Philosophy Planted the Seeds That Allowed Modern Psychology to Bloom

4 Reading Time: 3 minutesPsychology used to be seen as an art subject; it is only recently that it has been placed into the sciences. Learning about psychology now is a mixture of maths, science and theory. But this is new, as previously it was seen as …

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Psychology Specialization: Forming a Professional Identity

Millions of students around the world begin undergraduate psychology programs each year, full of dreams, plans, and ambitions for the future. However, most soon discover—if they haven’t already—that becoming a psychologist usually requires selecting a …

Impulse Culture: The Psychology of Quick Clicks and Instant Gratification

With attention spans and patience becoming shorter, it’s no wonder that instant gratification is on the rise. This cultural shift, also called impulse culture, is changing how people shop, spend money, make decisions, and engage with online experiences. …

Understanding the psychology behind infant kidnappings

“The baby is not seen as a person, but as a solution—something to fill a psychological void.” This is the weigh-in of TEARS general manager of operations, Celeste Louw, as recent headlines centred around the kidnapping of 9 day old baby Mogamat Imaad …

Why Emotionally Intelligent People Succeed More, According to Psychology 

EQ, A Power We Don’t Know About  Success today is not so much about degrees or knowing the right equations. It’s coping with complexity, relationships, managing yourself in high-pressure situations, and people and more importantly, that quiet yet mighty …

Emily Davis earns doctorate in school psychology

Courtesy photo Emily Davis celebrates receiving her doctorate in school psychology. SITKA, Alaska — Emily Davis (formerly Kirschner) of Sitka, Alaska, has earned her Doctorate in School Psychology with honors. Dr. Davis is the daughter of Randy Kirschner …

The psychology of blog loyalty: Why some readers keep coming back

I remember staring at my analytics dashboard late one night, bleary-eyed and wondering why only a handful of posts ever seemed to spark real engagement. Sure, I’d get visitors—but why did so few return? It felt like fishing in an ocean, hoping for a bite …

Justification Of The Study Of Caucasian Psychology

Black people had successfully established the two most important civilizations in the world: the Mesopotamian-Babylonian Civilization and the Nubian-Kemetic Civilization, that is, the Egyptian Civilization which had ushered the world into dynamic progress …

The Psychology of Resistance

In my last article, I detailed how U.S. President Donald Trump misunderstands the fundamental truth about human nature. He projects his own transactional worldview onto all of us, imagining that we're all determined to step on others to rise. I pointed …