8 popular psychological myths that actually have a scientific explanation
The top 8 popular psychological myths that actually have a scientific explanation.
Each branch of knowledge contains data of interest to the general public. Psychology is perhaps one of those disciplines where curiosity abounds, as there are countless myths about our behavior
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Psychological Myths: Putting pen to paper based on scientific data
Today we will see eight, eight psychological myths.
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1. Exposing lies
There is a common belief that there are people with a superior ability to recognize when someone is lying to them . Although the myth is not true, it must be said that research conducted in the United States in 1999 discovered that people who are more able to detect lies than others suffer from severe brain damage in the frontal lobe, in the left hemisphere.
These injuries cause a decrease in their linguistic abilities, a defect they compensate for with a greater ability to scrutinize the non-verbal language of others, and thanks to this compensation they become better able to detect lies.
2. Subliminal messages: Do they work?
