Wednesday, June 9, 2021

31 Mind-Blowing Psychology Facts

 

1.    The smell of an orange relieves stress, smelling an orange or eating one can reduce stress by over 70%

2.    70% of people pretend to text while being involved in awkward situations.

3.    Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you.

4.    Eating chocolate while studying helps the brain retain new information and it is linked to higher test scores.

5.    If a friendship lasts longer than 7 years, psychologists say it will last a lifetime.

6.    If we have a plan B, our plan A is less likely to work.

7.    You remember things better if you've been tested on them.

8.    You feel more confident when you wear a professional dress instead of trendy.

9.    Listening to sad songs creates positive emotions because it helps the person feel understood.

10.  A person usually makes a lot of hand gestures when telling a true story, when telling a lie, a person’s hands will stay noticeably still.

11.  Beginnings and ends are easier to remember than middles.

12.  You can only remember 3 to 4 things at a time (and hold them for about 20 seconds).

13.  You can “rewire” your brain to be happy by simply recalling 3 things you are grateful for every day for 21 days.

14.  People who speak two languages may unconsciously  shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another.

15.  Power makes people care less about others.

16.  Psychology says, the deeper your feelings, the harder they are to express.

17.  Our favorite subject is ourselves.

18.  Intelligent people tend to have fewer friends, than the average person. The smarter the person is, the more selective they become.

19.  We look for human faces, even in inanimate objects.

20.  Our brain doesn't think long-term deadlines are so important.

21.  We unintentionally believe what we want to believe.

22.  Travel boosts brain health and decreases a person's risk of heart attack and depression.

23.  People who have a strong sense of guilt are better at understanding other people's thoughts and feelings.

24.  Emotional people eyes wet, when  their dreams come true.

25.  If someone makes eye contact with you for 60% of a conversation they’re bored, 80% they’re attracted to you, and 100% of the time they are threatening you.

26.  The last person on your mind before you close your eyes at night is either the reason for your happiness or pain.

27.  The older you get, the fewer people you trust.

28.  It’s easier to remember things with your eyes closed.

29.  Your brain treats rejection like physical pain.

30.  It takes five positive things to outweigh a single negative thing.

31.  Our brains want us to be lazy.


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