These fifteen psychological facts will help you become a better person to be in a relationship with!
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1. the Dunning-Kruger effect in 1999 two social psychologists discovered something about intelligent people they rarely think they’re smart in fact they often rank themselves way below average on the other hand people with low intelligence do the exact opposite they almost always overestimate their rank by a longshot the Dunning-Kruger effect basically proves the old adage ignorance is bliss lets say you’re trying to learn how to draw when you finish your first drawing you’ll probably think you’re great at it but once you practice and realize how much you don’t know you won’t think you’re very good anymore this is why people with low intelligence often rate themselves so highly they don understand how little they know just look at the man who inspired Dunning and Kruger’s original experiment he decided to put lemon juice on his face in order to rob banks since lemon juice is used to make invisible ink believed he was complete invisible to the bank’s cameras of course thatwasn’t true just had high expectations and no knowledge so he thought of himself as agenius
2. number two remember remembering what’s your earliest memory you might remember playing with your parents in the park or one of your first birthdays but can you actually rememberthat far back neuro scientists recentlydiscovered that your memory works a lotdifferently than most people think whenyou think back to that early memory yourmind isn’t jumping back in time it’sremembering the last time you rememberedin other words your memory is likeplaying telephone every time you reremember something it changes a littlebit more eventually you won’t be able totell what actually happened and what youadded along the way
number three music changes perception the type of music you listen to actually affects how you viewthe world around youwe all know that music can change yourmood an upbeat song can leave youfeeling on top of the world while a sadone can send you into a downward spiralbut that’s not alla 2011 study looked at whether or notmusic could affect the way you perceive your environment subjects were asked to identify happy and sad faces while different songs played turns out people struggle to recognize happy faces duringsad songs and vice versa the music was making them see things that weren’tthere it created something called aperceptual expectation when you hear onething through your ears your brain willexpect to see something similar through your eyes this is why music can improvea workout or help after a breakup itsets the tone by creating thatperceptual expectation
- “ Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – Plato.
number four foreign language logic we all make bad decisions but what if I told you that you could think more rationally if youdo it in another language a study fromthe University of Chicago found thatpeople make more logical choices when using a second language our reasoningskills are divided into two parts one issystematic and logical while the otheris unconscious and emotional when youuse your first language you let thatemotional side take over your biases andknee-jerk reactions cloud your judgmentwhen you use a less natural languagethat rational side steps in you’reforced to put more thought into what yousay next time you’re about to accept anew job or make a big purchase frame itin a different language then you’ll knowwhether or not it’s actually a good idea
number five singing reduces anxietysinging in the car or shower is a greatway to fend off anxiety and depressionlet’s say you’re driving into workyou’re about to give the most importantpresentation of your life naturallyyou’re a nervous wreck so how can youkeep yourself calm turn on your favoritesong and sing as loud as you canit sounds ridiculous but singing floodsyour brain with endorphins and oxytocinboth of them relieve stress and improveyour mood they make you feel comfortablewhile keeping your heartrate andcortisollevels low and don’t worry you don’thave to be good even if you’re the worstsinger in the world like me belting itcan reduce anxiety and turn your dayaround
number six rejection hurtsimagine you made a new friend over theweekend but when you ask them to hangout a few days later they blow you offwhat does that feel like to your brainyou might as well have been punched inthe face that’s because our brainsprocess emotional and physical pain thesame way both kinds of pain release thesame chemicals and activate the sameareas if you’ve ever wondered why socialrejection hurts so much this is why
number seven canonical perspective haveyou ever thought about how things lookin your memory in the 1980’spsychologists discovered that weremember almost all objects from thecanonical perspective that means we seethings from the side and slightly aboveif you don’t believe me try and draw acup did you draw one circle as thoughyou were looking down on it or did youdraw it from the side and add an angleso you could just barely see inside wellthere are a few individual exceptionsyou unconsciously see most objects fromthe exact same vantage point
numbereight evolving anxiety about 15 yearsago a study found that the average highschool student was as anxious as theaverage psychiatric patient in the 1950sover the last few decades mental healthconditions like anxiety and mooddisorders have become increasinglycommon in fact they’re treated as anormal thing if that study wereconducted today I’m sure the numberswould be through the roof as humanitybecomes more disconnected stress andscared it’s more important than ever topay attention to your mental health
number nine the negativity genewhat if negativity wasn’t a choice a2013 study found that some people aregenetically predisposed to negativethoughts this means you automaticallyreact with stronger negative emotions inthat study researchers looked at howpeople with this gene reacted to variousimageswhile most people enjoy pictures ofwaterfalls and beaches people with thenegativity gene found them dangerous andalarming when shown a picture of acrowded room they honed in on angry orsad faces so if you’re a naturallynegative or cautious person you may havebeen born that way
number 10healthy sarcasm being sarcastic canactually improve the health of yourbrain while sarcasm can be insultingit’s one of the most common signs ofintelligence sarcastic people tend to bequick witty and creative their sarcasmmay make them unlikable but they excelat thinking outside the boxbiologically sarcastic comments requirequite a bit of brain function you haveto instantly understand tone meaning andperspective then spin them in a way thatmakes something funny this is whysarcastic people are so good atunderstanding abstract concepts andsolving complex problems
number eleventhe power of sunlight have you evernoticed you feel down when you’ve beeninside all day but when you walk outsideyour mood instantly changes sunlightisn’t just good for your bones it canactually prevent mood disorders likedepression the vitamin D you get fromthe Sun acts as a mood stabilizer andreleases pleasurable hormones in yourbrain this is why people in countrieswith less sunlight are more likely to bedepressed all you need is 10 minutes ofdirect sunlight to literally andfiguratively brighten up your world
number 12dopamine addiction why is it so easy tostare at your phone for hours on end arecent study found that texting andsocial media trigger the release ofdopamine in your brain dopamine iscommonly associated with pleasure butthat isn’t why you can’t put your phonedown dopamine plays another importantroleit controls desire it tells you when youwant something and compels you to get itthis is what pushes you to keep talkingclicking or scrolling each time you dodopamine sends more pleasure signals tothe brain it’s a dangerous cycle becausethe longer you let it go on theharder it is to break
number 13 the oversleepers paradox after sleeping for 10or 11 hours how do you feelyou gave your brain plenty of time torelax and detoxify yet somehow you feeltired almost like you didn’t sleepenough sleeping too much is just asdetrimental as not sleeping enough itwill leave you feeling foggy andfatigued because it throws off yourbiological clock imagine you’re tryingto do a flipif you don’t flip enough you fall butwhen you flip too much the same thinghappens you have to hit it just rightsleeping works the same way the only wayto avoid feeling tired is to sleep theperfect amount
number 14 reading fasterhave you ever wondered why newspapersuse such thin columns years agopublishers figured out that people likedshorter lines people were more likely tokeep reading so newspapers kept theirlines between 30 and 50 characters sincewe like short lines better shouldn’t weread them faster toopsychologists recently discovered theopposite short lines make us read slower100 characters is actually the idealline length even though it’s double ortriple what most newspapers andmagazines use
number 15 mood sicknessbeing in a bad mood isn’t just hard onyour brain it can significantly impactyour physical health our bodies andbrains are inexplicably tied togetherwhen one suffers the other does too sowhen you’re feeling unhappy you mighthave aches inflammation and lower immunefunction so if you can try to find waysto improve your mental state everysingle day happiness is a big part ofbeing healthythank you for watching Top think and besure to subscribe because moreincredible content is on the way
