Archive | March, 2023

Empathy

26 Mar

Empathy

26 Mar

Participants in 7 studies liked and respected those who empathized with those about whom they felt the same. However, if they disliked the object of empathy, they also disliked the empathizers. (In brief. Empathy in eye of beholder. Monitor on Psychology, 2021, 52(3), p. 13.) http://www.finebergpsychotherap.com

Wisdom

19 Mar

Aldous Huxley: The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Cognition

12 Mar

Chess players’ probability of picking optimal moves peaks at age 35 and plateaus for about 10 years before starting to decline. (In brief. Cognitive performance peaks at 35. Monitor on Psychology. 2021, 52(2), pp. 16-17.) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com