Assessing ourselves, Psychology#4

Social Comparison Theory.We learn about our own abilities and attitudes by comparing ourselves with other people and their abilities.Sometimes we compare ourselves with people who we think are socially better( or vice versa) than us in some way. This also makes us adopt some actions or behaviours from who we think are better than us. This …

You get what you expect #Psychology 3

The Pygmalion Effect. People turn to live up to what's expected of them and tend to perform better when treated as if they are capable of success.  Every human at some or the other point of their life feel their goals are out of their reach. This leads to anxiety. But when motivated by others …

Empathy, Psychology#2

Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis. If we feel empathy towards a person in need, we are likely to help them without any selfish thoughts, otherwise only if rewards outweigh the costs of the help. Rewards in the sense, it relieves us from the distress of seeing someone in trouble. Therefore, feeling higher empathy may make one feel more …