Quotes About Psychology

Wherever there is judgment, there is noise—and more of it than we think.

judgment heuristics "are quite useful, but sometimes lead to severe and systematic errors.

People can overcome some of the superficial factors that produce illusions of truth when strongly motivated to do so.

you were primed to think of old age, you would tend to act old, and acting old would reinforce the thought of old age.

El exceso de optimismo de los directivos puede atribuirse tanto a sesgos cognitivos (errores en el procesamiento mental de la información) como a presiones organizativas.

Some experimenters have reported that an angry face "pops out" of a crowd of happy faces, but a single happy face does not stand out in an angry crowd. The brains of humans and other animals contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news.

THE VALUES ARE UNEQUAL BECAUSE OF LOSS AVERSION

Regret, frustration, and self-satisfaction can also be affected by framing (Kahneman & Tversky, 1982). If

Daniel Kahneman

The interaction of the two systems is a recurrent theme of the book, and a brief synopsis of the plot is in order.

Daniel Kahneman is one of the most original and interesting thinkers of our time.

According to many psychologists, the happier people get, the better are their friendships, marriages, work performance, health, and income. In short, no pain, more gain.

emotional information attracts attention quickly and automatically

Recently, the scientific gods have grown kinder to psychologists.

The mind work sometimes in life as it does in a dream. It makes substitutions...

He had managed to lock away everything he didn't want to remember... and the memories returned as well.

Carl Jung wrote: "People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls.

What do psychology professors say when they pass each other in the hallway? "Hi, you're fine, how am I?" I know, I know. The joke isn't that funny.

If the goal of science is to make us feel awkward and ignorant in the presence of things we once understood perfectly well, then psychology has succeeded above all others.

You can't play the role of a victim all your life without becoming one in the end.

From our simplest habits to our most destructive behaviors, our actions are the direct results of our mental programming. Both psychologists and biblical scholars agree that it is almost impossible for individuals to behave inconsistently with what they believe about themselves. Your mind will naturally go in the direction of your most prevalent thoughts.

Play with murder enough and it gets you one of two ways. It makes you sick, or you get to like it.

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.

Físicamente, la ira y el resentimiento producen un caudal constante de hormonas del estrés,