I confess that I love the experiments with infants (always respect the ethical standards of experimentation, of course). And that for two reasons: In the first place, are evidence for the ingenuity of the experimenters, since they must design experimental procedures for individuals with the that the chances of a direct communication are very limited; […]
How to demolish a myth.
In the information Society, the possibilities of individuals to increase their knowledge are huge… but so are the possibilities of being manipulated, and consume information that are incorrect. These desinformaciones can become myths that we assume, in a way unthought-of. How to combat the myths, and how to make people be aware of their falsehood? […]
Modify the stereotype of the scientist could improve the learning of science
Let us think for a moment: what is the image we have of people who are dedicated to the science? Perhaps we imagine people with white coat, that spend hours in the lab, surrounded by microscopes and test tubes, that follow a strict method that allows them to create theories that are incomprehensible to the […]
How to discredit an idea
The social connection can facilitate the dehumanization of the other
We live in an era hipersocial. The Internet and social networks, and the study of emotional intelligence, have triggered interest in the way in which we relate to each other, for the evolutionary origin of these relations, but also by the implications of the social relations between individuals. A study published in the Journal of […]
The two faces of Emotional Intelligence
The emotional intelligence is the star of the psychology in recent years. The work of authors such as Daniel Goleman has contriubido to spread the concept among the general public, looking for applications of this ability to different areas of our lives (such as work and personal relationships). This type of intelligence has been associated […]
the Internet and our sense of self
When we’re not doing anything in particular, what happens in our brain?, what is inactive? The answer is not: a network of neurons is active in those states in which we are not doing any particular activity, the so-called neural network by default (RND). An article published in the October issue of the magazine Journal […]
limitations of brainstorming as a technique for creative
One of the creativity techniques more well-known is the storm of ideas, or brainstorming, in which a group of individuals gather to pitch ideas around a question. Despite its popularity, brainstorming has important limitations: several studies have shown that, in comparison to a group of isolated individuals (so-called “nominal group”), the brainstorming group can reduce […]
what to Read for pleasure makes us better readers?
One of the ideas most widely known on the reading, and enhanced by educators, is the need to increase in children reading for pleasure to improve the reading competency at the time: thus, read more it would be a means to read better. But although this relationship is rarely discussed, the fact is that it […]
When to be an expert is a matter of luck
No one in the history of psychology has studied so much and so well the errors of our reasoning, as psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (deceased in 1996). In a recent article for the New York Times, Kahneman returns to offer us a sample of his thought and of his work as a psychologist. […]