Have you ever stopped to think how important is your gender? Do you know how strong of an influence gender has on your identity? You may think that those questions are redundant and their answers are obvious. Not quite! First of all, we need to differentiate the terms sex and gender. Many people confuse...

Have you ever wondered what people think of you? Do they see you as the person you want to be seen? Many of us would love to find out what people think of us. We have this image of ourselves and we want people to match that same view. Many of us attribute values and adjectives to our personality. We...

What is color? Have you ever stopped to think how important colors are in our lives? Psychology has always been interested in how colors stimulate us. Colors have a ways of eliciting a psychological or physiological reaction from us. Every color has a different meaning and interaction with each of us....

Have you ever heard the saying, “Beauty is only skin deep?” What about the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Truth be told, those sayings are not accurate. Physical attractiveness is a major determinant in judging the liking of an individual. Psychological studies...

Have you ever talked to someone and noticed they are mad? What about when they are sad? Emotions are constant in our daily life. Facial expressions are the primary medium to display emotions. They are part of our non-verbal communication and help us quickly identify the mood of a person. What is interesting...

Rudy, Seabiscuit, Cinderella Man.  What do these things have in common? All of them are great comeback stories. We all love to cheer for an underdog. They are the proverbial David and Goliath. Have you ever asked yourself, “why do we like to root for the underdog?“. Social psychologists...

Imagine you are giving a speech today. Are you already feeling nervous? Is your heart racing? Public speaking is one of the most dreaded tasks we all encounter at one point in our life. Regardless if you are in school, college or work, Public Speaking is a task we all have to undergo. Fear of speaking...