#cognitivepsychology

Chloe Levin

Jan 30, 20173 min read

Dress to Impress: Does Suiting Up Bring More Confidence?

Think back to the days of playing dress-up—those moments when you slipped on your mother’s nicest dress or carefully slid your arms into...

Amy Shteyman

Jan 14, 20162 min read

Semantic Priming: Your Brain is Vulnerable!

Imagine a black apple with a large bite taken out of it. Does this image remind you of anything else? I don't know about you, but most...

Abby Flyer

Oct 19, 20152 min read

What Do Cereal and Psychology Have in Common?

It’s 8 AM and you are standing in your kitchen, facing a classic dilemma: cereal first or milk first? You stare at the bowl, box of...

Yena Kim

Sep 3, 20151 min read

Patterns and Pareidolia

Analyze the photograph that's shown above. What do you see? How about this photograph? Anything peculiar? If you saw faces for both of...