TITLE Does Listening to Music Stimulate Creative Thinking, or Stifle It? DESCRIPTION A number of fascinating studies examines the use of listening to music during creative and problem solving tasks. The results appear to be contradictory in the sense that the type of task and type of music may either be enhancing handling a task… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Cognitive Psychology
Psychology Update — Why You Forget Names Immediately—And How to Remember Them
TITLE Why You Forget Names Immediately—And How to Remember Them DESCRIPTION A fascinating article that explains how and why we forget some names very quickly after introductions and why we remember others. “A common name may be forgettable because it doesn’t strike your mind as interesting, or because you know multiple people with… Read more »
Psychology Update — Why We Remember Music and Forget Everything Else
TITLE Why We Remember Music and Forget Everything Else DESCRIPTION This is a fascinating and fun article that describes how we “remember” music as it relates to our nervous system, memory system, and personality. It is not particularly technical so it is easy and breezy to read. “People often wonder why we tend to… Read more »
Psychology Update — What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition
TITLE What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition DESCRIPTION As you may have already heard and/or read, Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with the condition known as aphasia. What is aphasia? “Symptoms vary, but generally, aphasia affects people’s ability to speak or comprehend language. Speech, reading, writing, and the ability to listen… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 ARTICLES ABOUT ADULT A.D.H.D.
3 ARTICLES ABOUT ADULT A.D.H.D. ARTICLE #1 TITLE Is ADHD a Real Disorder or One End of a Normal Continuum? DESCRIPTION This is a wonderful article! It begins with describing the problems of ADD and ADHD, and then provides a very detailed history of the issues. The article discusses all aspects historically as… Read more »
Psychology Update — That ‘tip-of-the-tongue’ feeling when a memory is elusive is more likely to happen in groups
TITLE That ‘tip-of-the-tongue’ feeling when a memory is elusive is more likely to happen in groups DESCRIPTION We have all experience the “tip of the tongue” phenomenon when asked a question: we feel that we know the answer but it just ever so slightly eludes us. “On the surface, a tip-of-the-tongue feeling reflects a memory… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
